Overview
- ProPublica has been awarded the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service, marking its second consecutive win in the category.
- The ‘Life of the Mother’ series investigated preventable maternal deaths caused by delayed care due to unclear ‘life of the mother’ exceptions in abortion bans.
- The reporting spurred the Texas Senate to unanimously pass SB 31, clarifying medical emergency exceptions under the state’s strict abortion laws.
- At least seven states have introduced over a dozen bills to expand or clarify abortion exceptions in response to the series.
- A U.S. Senate Finance Committee report found hospitals often lack protocols to guide doctors in abortion-related emergencies, echoing the investigation's findings.