Anti-abortion doctor appointed to Texas maternal death review committee
Now, on top of all of those other responsibilities, Skop is joining the state’s Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee, which reviews maternal deaths and near-misses, and offers recommendations to the Legislature on how to improve outcomes. Her appointment was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.
Skop’s appointment comes at a pivotal moment for the committee, as the state’s near-total ban on abortion has put a spotlight on the state’s staggeringly high maternal mortality rates, especially for Black women.
Skop said in a statement that she was joining the committee because these issues deserve “rigorous discourse.”
“There are complex reasons for these statistics, including chronic illnesses, poverty and difficulty obtaining prenatal care, and I have long been motivated to identify ways women’s care can be improved,” she said. “For over 30 years, I have advocated for both of my patients, a pregnant woman and her unborn child, and excellent medicine shouldn’t require I pit one against the other.”
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/22/texas-maternal-mortality-committee-ingrid-skop-abortion-doctor/