Texas maternal mortality and morbidity review committee articles
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National Assembly Committee on Constitution Review – A journey to nowhere
The 1999 Constitution is neither the product of plebiscite, referendum, nor a national conference. It was bequeathed to us in 1999 by the departing military, and promulgated into law by military fiat. The result has been a litany of contradictions, omissions and inconsistencies ” – Former Senate President, David Mark, in Vanguard, November 20th 2008 By […]
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University of Texas Suspends Palestine Solidarity Committee After On-Campus Pro-Hamas Protests
The University of Texas at Austin suspended the Palestine Solidarity Committee, a registered student group at the campus and a chapter of the national Students for Justice in Palestine. The move follows several campus protests last week that saw nearly 60 people arrested for criminal trespass. The arrests occurred on Wednesday after law enforcement orders to disperse and leave the central tower area of the campus were ignored.
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US maternal mortality rate declines, but disparities remain, new CDC data shows
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — After a sharp rise in women dying in pregnancy, childbirth or postpartum earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, rates decreased significantly in 2022, according to a new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. However, Black women still had higher rates of maternal deaths than other women.