Why have mortality rates among pregnant women in Texas doubled in recent years? There’s no one explanation, Krugman admits — and then proceeds to pounce on one explanation: cuts to Planned Parenthood.

And you’ll never guess: Krugman is full of it!

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“States of Cruelty” (August 29, 2016)

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Study Referenced

Recent Increases in the U.S. Maternal Mortality Rate (PDF)

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