{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crockett-demands-abbott-release-texas-maternal-mortality-report-midterms", "Rep. Crockett Demands Abbott Release Texas Maternal Mortality Report Before the Midterms", "2026-09-24", "2026", "2026-09", "Democrat", "House", "TX", "Jasmine Crockett", "C001130", "crockett.house.gov", "crockett", "https://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014 Today, Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) called on Texas Governor Greg Abbott, Texas Department of State Health Services Interim Commissioner Imelda Garcia, and Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee Presiding Officer Dr. Carla Ortique to immediately release Texas\u2019s latest maternal mortality report, warning that withholding these findings until after the midterm elections would prevent Texans from the opportunity to examine the state\u2019s maternal health record before casting their ballots.\n\n\u201cTexas mothers are dying, and instead of giving us answers, Abbott\u2019s administration is hiding that data, right before the midterms,\u201d said Crockett.\n\nIn her letter, Crockett cites recent research documenting worsening maternal health outcomes following the enactment of Senate Bill 8 in 2021, which effectively banned abortion after six weeks of pregnancy. The letter also highlights the state\u2019s decision to forgo analysis of pregnancy-related deaths during the two years immediately following the law\u2019s enactment.\n\nRecent independent analyses cited in the letter found significant increases in serious pregnancy complications following Texas\u2019s abortion restrictions, including increases in sepsis among women hospitalized during second-trimester pregnancy loss, emergency room visits for early miscarriage, and blood transfusions during miscarriage-related emergency room visits.\n\n\u201cAs the most uninsured state in the country, Texas is already failing women \u2014 especially our mothers. And burying that truth to silence families' stories does not erase their reality. Texans deserve the truth. They deserve transparency. And this administration has a legal obligation to give it to them,\u201d said Crockett.\n\nWith early voting scheduled to begin October 19, Crockett called on state officials to release the MMMRC\u2019s findings without further delay and fulfill the committee\u2019s statutory responsibility to examine pregnancy-related deaths and help prevent maternal deaths in Texas.\n\nThe full letter can be found here.", 1, "2026-09-25T10:04:52Z", "2026-09-25T10:05:46Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://crockett.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-crockett-demands-abbott-release-texas-maternal-mortality-report-midterms"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.4859088696539402, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}