January 30, 2026 at 11:29 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women
The two women died during miscarriages. The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to their deaths.
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April 17, 2026 at 12:56 PM
NEW: Porsha Ngumezi and Nevaeh Crain died during miscarriages in Texas after doctors delayed treatment.
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
The state’s medical board has ruled that substandard care led to the deaths, but the doctors were given minimal punishment.
By Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say Texas' abortion ban is the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. ⤵️
✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana,
@andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou
📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana,
@andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou
📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
February 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Maternal health experts who reviewed ProPublica’s findings say Texas' abortion ban is the only explanation they could see for the sudden jump in sepsis cases. ⤵️
✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana,
@andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou
📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
✍️ Lizzie Presser, Kavitha Surana,
@andreasuozzo.com, Sophie Chou
📈 @lucaswaldron.bsky.social
A must read investigation from my colleagues Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser. Tierra’s medical care received under Texas’ abortion ban shows how dangerous pregnancy can be. Complications from the pregnancy resulted in her tragic death and no doctor offered termination
NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.
“Ticking Time Bomb”: A Pregnant Mother Kept Getting Sicker. She Died After She Couldn’t Get an Abortion in Texas.
Walker is one of several women ProPublica found with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions.
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November 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
A must read investigation from my colleagues Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser. Tierra’s medical care received under Texas’ abortion ban shows how dangerous pregnancy can be. Complications from the pregnancy resulted in her tragic death and no doctor offered termination
Congrats to my @propublica.org colleagues Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and the unsung editors behind the work, Ziva Branstetter, Kit Rachlis and the great Alex Zayas !!! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
ProPublica Wins Polk Award for Medical Reporting
ProPublica is an independent, non-profit newsroom that produces investigative journalism in the public interest.
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February 17, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congrats to my @propublica.org colleagues Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser, Cassandra Jaramillo and the unsung editors behind the work, Ziva Branstetter, Kit Rachlis and the great Alex Zayas !!! www.propublica.org/atpropublica...
Congratulations to @propublica.org for earning second place.“Life of a Mother” examines the impact of a Texas state abortion ban on pregnancy loss in the first or second trimester. Read their investigation: bit.ly/3FroqAh
By: @sophiechou.bsky.social Lizzie Presser @andreasuozzo.com Kavitha Surana
By: @sophiechou.bsky.social Lizzie Presser @andreasuozzo.com Kavitha Surana
February 3, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Congratulations to @propublica.org for earning second place.“Life of a Mother” examines the impact of a Texas state abortion ban on pregnancy loss in the first or second trimester. Read their investigation: bit.ly/3FroqAh
By: @sophiechou.bsky.social Lizzie Presser @andreasuozzo.com Kavitha Surana
By: @sophiechou.bsky.social Lizzie Presser @andreasuozzo.com Kavitha Surana
Masterful reporting from Kavitha Surana at ProPublica. This Arkansas woman went through hell, losing a baby and almost dying because hospital would not help with the miscarriage--if she weren't a medical professional herself with English, connections, and her wits about her, she'd probably be dead.
5/ For five straight days, she laid in a hospital bed, waiting for her situation to get dire enough that doctors — and the hospital's lawyers — would act.
She Faced a Life-Threatening Miscarriage. Under Arkansas’ Abortion Ban, Even Calls to the Governor’s Office Didn’t Help.
Her case shows how abortion bans have left hospital lawyers, not doctors, deciding who gets care — and how lawmakers and regulators have failed to change that.
www.propublica.org
May 27, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Masterful reporting from Kavitha Surana at ProPublica. This Arkansas woman went through hell, losing a baby and almost dying because hospital would not help with the miscarriage--if she weren't a medical professional herself with English, connections, and her wits about her, she'd probably be dead.
Thanks so much @bloomberg.com for naming 3 @propublica.org stories — The Year After a Denied Abortion, The Delusions of Advanced Recycling & In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death was Preventable — to your coveted jealousy story list. Authors: Kavitha Surana, Stacy Kranitz & Lisa Song.
December 5, 2024 at 4:26 AM
Thanks so much @bloomberg.com for naming 3 @propublica.org stories — The Year After a Denied Abortion, The Delusions of Advanced Recycling & In Georgia, Experts Say This Mother’s Death was Preventable — to your coveted jealousy story list. Authors: Kavitha Surana, Stacy Kranitz & Lisa Song.
A Texas woman was sent home from an emergency room twice during a miscarriage last year. She ultimately needed a blood transfusion to save her life.
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
After Texas Banned Abortion, More Women Nearly Bled to Death During Miscarriage
A new ProPublica data analysis adds to the mounting evidence that abortion bans have made the common experience of first-trimester miscarriage far more dangerous.
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 3:00 AM
A Texas woman was sent home from an emergency room twice during a miscarriage last year. She ultimately needed a blood transfusion to save her life.
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
“What happened to me was just so wrong,” she said.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
If you or any of your family would like to share your story, you can email our reporter Kavitha Surana (Kavitha.Surana@propublica.org) who has been leading our efforts on these stories.
November 3, 2024 at 3:45 AM
If you or any of your family would like to share your story, you can email our reporter Kavitha Surana (Kavitha.Surana@propublica.org) who has been leading our efforts on these stories.
Reporter Kavitha Surana discusses her groundbreaking work on our “Life of the Mother” project @propublica.org, including the importance of persistence and belief in your story even when the key sources tell you to go away. @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social #LoganSymposium2025
May 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Reporter Kavitha Surana discusses her groundbreaking work on our “Life of the Mother” project @propublica.org, including the importance of persistence and belief in your story even when the key sources tell you to go away. @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social #LoganSymposium2025
Join ProPublica deputy managing editor Alexandra Zayas and reporters Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and Cassandra Jaramillo on Nov. 21 for a conversation about our reproductive health coverage post-Roe.
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Life and Death in Post-Roe America
Our reporters take you inside ProPublica’s reproductive health coverage
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November 10, 2024 at 3:04 PM
Join ProPublica deputy managing editor Alexandra Zayas and reporters Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and Cassandra Jaramillo on Nov. 21 for a conversation about our reproductive health coverage post-Roe.
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Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
www.propublica.org
October 22, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Our analysis, which shows that more women nearly bled to death during miscarriage after Texas banned abortion, adds to a growing body of reporting revealing that maternal outcomes have gotten worse under bans.
(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
(Published July)
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across Texas after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their…
www.propublica.org
May 9, 2025 at 1:45 AM
While the rates of dangerous infections spiked across Texas after it banned abortion in 2021, women in Houston fared far worse than those in Dallas, according to ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
I wrote about Arch Manning, Holly Rowe, and why many of us aren't laughing.
In short: Men in sports are scaring the hoes.
www.ms.now/opinion/arch...
In short: Men in sports are scaring the hoes.
www.ms.now/opinion/arch...
Opinion | Holly Rowe deserved better. As a woman who covers sports, all of us do.
Kavitha Davidson: Arch Manning's response to a misogynstic AI video is a grim reminder for women in sports
www.ms.now
September 16, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I wrote about Arch Manning, Holly Rowe, and why many of us aren't laughing.
In short: Men in sports are scaring the hoes.
www.ms.now/opinion/arch...
In short: Men in sports are scaring the hoes.
www.ms.now/opinion/arch...
Kavitha and I recently had a prof who taught our book, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, email us comments from her students, all of whom loved the book. I cried. This email will sustain me for weeks, at the least.
If you like a writer's work, tell them! Email, LinkedIn message, DM, even in person at an event. It can make a huge difference in their lives, especially right now with declining freelance budgets, layoffs, stagnant salaries, the threat of AI, and dwindling book advances.
November 26, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Kavitha and I recently had a prof who taught our book, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, email us comments from her students, all of whom loved the book. I cried. This email will sustain me for weeks, at the least.
As numerous women recounted losing dangerous amounts of blood during miscarriage, our reporters searched for a way to gain a broader understanding of how abortion restrictions have impacted care.
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Miscarriage Is Increasingly Dangerous for Women in Texas, Our Analysis Shows. Here’s How We Did It.
Using seven years of hospital discharge data, we found that the number of blood transfusions during emergency room visits for first-trimester miscarriage shot up by 54% since Texas banned abortion.
www.propublica.org
July 6, 2025 at 11:00 PM
As numerous women recounted losing dangerous amounts of blood during miscarriage, our reporters searched for a way to gain a broader understanding of how abortion restrictions have impacted care.
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Here's how we conducted our analysis.
By @andreasuozzo.com, Kavitha Surana and Lizzie Presser
Congratulations to @propublica.org which has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the second year in a row. Kavitha Surana, @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and Lizzie Presser have won for public service reporting:
Life of the Mother
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, doctors warned that women would die, but lawmakers who passed state abortion bans didn’t listen. The worst consequences are now becoming clear.
www.propublica.org
May 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Congratulations to @propublica.org which has been awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for the second year in a row. Kavitha Surana, @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social and Lizzie Presser have won for public service reporting:
Under Texas’ abortion ban, the rate of sepsis shot up by more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost a second-trimester pregnancy.
Our new analysis shows the risk varies widely between the state’s two largest metro areas.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
Our new analysis shows the risk varies widely between the state’s two largest metro areas.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
Why Hospital Policies Matter in States That Ban Abortion
Our first-of-its-kind data analysis found that a seismic split emerged in how medical institutions in Texas' two largest metro areas, Houston and Dallas, treated miscarrying patients — and in their…
www.propublica.org
May 11, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Under Texas’ abortion ban, the rate of sepsis shot up by more than 50% for women hospitalized when they lost a second-trimester pregnancy.
Our new analysis shows the risk varies widely between the state’s two largest metro areas.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
Our new analysis shows the risk varies widely between the state’s two largest metro areas.
By Kavitha Surana, Lizzie Presser and @andreasuozzo.com
We have had more photos taken with our polaroid frame at #biologists100!
We caught up with Kavitha Chinnaiya @kchinnaiya.bsky.social (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) during the poster session #hypothalamus #ChickEmbryo #homeostasis #BMP #FGF10 #Shh
We caught up with Kavitha Chinnaiya @kchinnaiya.bsky.social (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) during the poster session #hypothalamus #ChickEmbryo #homeostasis #BMP #FGF10 #Shh
March 26, 2025 at 9:41 AM
We have had more photos taken with our polaroid frame at #biologists100!
We caught up with Kavitha Chinnaiya @kchinnaiya.bsky.social (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) during the poster session #hypothalamus #ChickEmbryo #homeostasis #BMP #FGF10 #Shh
We caught up with Kavitha Chinnaiya @kchinnaiya.bsky.social (@sheffielduni.bsky.social) during the poster session #hypothalamus #ChickEmbryo #homeostasis #BMP #FGF10 #Shh
A lace shawl for this week’s #showmeyourknits
Pattern: Nasha by Kavitha Raman
Yarn: Squish Wish Sock by Dye is Cast in Cenote
Pattern: Nasha by Kavitha Raman
Yarn: Squish Wish Sock by Dye is Cast in Cenote
February 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
A lace shawl for this week’s #showmeyourknits
Pattern: Nasha by Kavitha Raman
Yarn: Squish Wish Sock by Dye is Cast in Cenote
Pattern: Nasha by Kavitha Raman
Yarn: Squish Wish Sock by Dye is Cast in Cenote
NEW: The bill comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of three Texas women. It specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in steep penalties for those who violate the law.
Kavitha Surana & @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
Kavitha Surana & @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
Texas GOP Lawmakers Propose Amending Abortion Ban Linked to Deaths and a Rise in Sepsis Cases
The bill comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of three Texas women. It specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in…
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March 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
NEW: The bill comes after ProPublica’s reporting on the deaths of three Texas women. It specifies that doctors don’t need to wait until an emergency is “imminent” to terminate pregnancies but leaves in steep penalties for those who violate the law.
Kavitha Surana & @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
Kavitha Surana & @cassandrajaramillo.bsky.social
On the reproductive health front, Kavitha Surana is interested in speaking with anyone who might have knowledge about how hospitals or medical staff have responded to state abortion bans or anyone with questions about their own treatment.
More on that: propub.li/3TXsRXI
More on that: propub.li/3TXsRXI
November 14, 2024 at 2:36 PM
On the reproductive health front, Kavitha Surana is interested in speaking with anyone who might have knowledge about how hospitals or medical staff have responded to state abortion bans or anyone with questions about their own treatment.
More on that: propub.li/3TXsRXI
More on that: propub.li/3TXsRXI
I'm so excited to share the winners of the 2026 American Mosaic Journalism Prize. It was my privilege as a judge to read so much outstanding reporting by freelance journalists that elevated the experiences of underrepresented groups.
But the stories by Kavitha Cardoza and Oliver Whang stood out.
But the stories by Kavitha Cardoza and Oliver Whang stood out.
Announcement: Two Freelance Journalists Awarded $100,000 Each for Elevating Stories of Underrepresented Communities in the U.S. - Heising-Simons Foundation
Kavitha Cardoza and Oliver Whang have been named the recipients of the 2026 American Mosaic Journalism Prize® The Heising-Simons Foundation announced today that freelance journalists Kavitha Cardoza a...
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February 10, 2026 at 2:16 PM
I'm so excited to share the winners of the 2026 American Mosaic Journalism Prize. It was my privilege as a judge to read so much outstanding reporting by freelance journalists that elevated the experiences of underrepresented groups.
But the stories by Kavitha Cardoza and Oliver Whang stood out.
But the stories by Kavitha Cardoza and Oliver Whang stood out.