Pregnancy became far more dangerous in Texas after the state banned abortion, ProPublica has found.

A first-of-its-kind data analysis reveals that the rate of sepsis for women hospitalized during second-trimester pregnancy loss has spiked by 55% since Texas’ first abortion ban in 2021.

Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say they provide further evidence that the state’s ban is leading to dangerous delays in care. Many said it’s the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. It raises concerns that the same pattern may be occurring in more than a dozen other states with similar bans.

Number of potential voters in key states who saw Facebook ads crafted by Cambridge Analytica promoting Republican Sens. Richard Burr, Pat Toomey, Roy Blunt, Rob Portman, Kelly Ayotte and Ron Johnson from June 21, 2016, through July 1, 2016, according to Cambridge’s internal metrics. The ads were part of a partnership between the controversial political consulting firm and the National Shooting Sports Foundation to target gun owners with political messaging using sensitive personal information.