The Killing of Young Mothers -NYT paywall free

It’s a startling statistic: in the United States, a woman’s risk of being killed grows when she becomes pregnant and after giving birth by about 20 percent, on average.

This increase is entirely driven by the murder of America’s youngest mothers. When women under age 25 get pregnant, their odds of death by homicide almost double.

This is just one of their stories……

It’s an hour before sunrise in New Orleans, and Markitha Sinegal is fighting with her boyfriend again …..

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/12/09/opinion/pregnant-women-homicide.html?unlocked_article_code=1.gE4.q35e.cgoEpYFXLH5o&smid=url-share