Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans.

By: Agnel Philip, ProPublica, Andrea Suozzo, ProPublica

Outlets: Arkansas Advocate

Published: September 13, 2026

Words: 3,069

Last Updated: 5 days, 8 hours ago

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The number of women who died after an ectopic pregnancy has spiked in recent years, a ProPublica analysis found. The mounting deaths in Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data have drawn little scrutiny or response.

Such deaths typically occur in the first trimester, after a pregnancy fails to properly implant in the uterus and begins to develop elsewhere, most commonly inside a fallopian tube. The embryo grows until it causes the organ to rupture, …

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