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Kristin Lyerly: “We've seen more moms dying and more babies dying in states…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Another Beautiful Morning - July 2, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 26:52

If you look at the numbers out of Texas, which, those are the leading numbers because Texas had a law before the Dobbs decision, before Roe fell. We've seen more moms dying and more babies dying in states like Texas. So we do. We, so we've added the coverage. We're only the 49th state to do it, but we do. We did it. Yeah. Arkansas. Take, take care of your moms. (26:52–26:59)

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Asserts that maternal and infant mortality rates have increased in states like Texas with abortion bans.

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