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A Harvard obstetrician sums up a harsh reality: "An American mom today is 50% more likely to die in childbirth than her own mother was."
AND THOSE WHO OPPOSE BIRTH CONTROL AND ABORTION ARE PASSING LAWS THAT WILL CONDEMN MORE GIRLS AND WOMEN TO DEATH IN CHILD BIRTH 

The US leads the developed world in maternal mortalities.

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Racial gap in US maternal mortality

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US pregnancy deaths are up, especially among minorities

Pregnancy-related deaths are rising in the United States and the main risk factor is being black, according to new reports that highlight racial disparities in care during and after...

“The bottom line is that too many women are dying largely preventable deaths associated with their pregnancy.”

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Black women in US are three times more likely to suffer pregnancy-related deaths

'Everyone should be outraged this is happening'

I WOULD RATHER A FREE BOTTLE IN FRONT OF ME THAN A PREFRONTAL LOBOTOMY

Experimental brain surgery in China being tested to treat addiction as critics raise ethical concerns.

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Chinese researchers try brain implants to treat drug addicts

SHANGHAI (AP) — Patient Number One is a thin man, with a scabby face and bouncy knees. His head, shaved in preparation for surgery, is wrapped in a clean, white cloth. Years of drug use cost...

“I definitely have the chance to get my life back.” Chinese drug user who tried many addiction treatments turns to experimental brain surgery to treat addiction

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Doctors eye deep brain stimulation to treat opioid addiction

SHANGHAI (AP) — Patient Number One is a thin man, with a scabby face and bouncy knees. His head, shaved in preparation for surgery, is wrapped in a clean, white cloth. Years of drug use cost...

Arctic Council failed to agree on a final declaration

For the first time in over two decades, member states of the Arctic Council failed to agree on a final declaration at their bi-annual ministerial meeting on Tuesday, due to a US refusal to mention climate change.

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Venezuela has been, without a doubt, my greatest professional and personal challenge," writes Maria Isabel Sachez, who has just finished a 3.5 year posting as AFP bureau chief in Caracas.

"It is a country where calm is suspect and chaos is the norm. This is a country of constant political rhetoric, day and night," she writes.

That and the "constant fear that I'd be stalked by a guy on a motorbike who would point a gun at me to steal my cell phone."

Read here: http://u.afp.com/JYXk

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