New research published this week in the journal JAMA Network Open raises questions about how the federal government represents important data. The study highlights how COVID-19 skewed maternal mortality data, providing a misrepresentation of maternal mortality after the Dobbs decision and fueling false claims about abortion. IBS Research Professor, Leslie Root, and Population Program Director and Professor of Sociology, Amanda Stevenson, co-authored the study. They sat down with Science Writer, Lisa Marshall, to discuss their findings for CU Boulder Today.
