The Lancet: Black women in the USA were murdered six times more often than White women between 1999 and 2020, state-level analysis indicates
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033609
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PAPER: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02279-1
Pregnant women living in states with limited access to abortion face higher levels of intimate partner homicide
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033914
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PAPER: https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/abst...e,.892.asp
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033609
KEY POINTS:
- Analysis of racial disparities in US homicide rates indicates Black women were on average six times more likely to die by homicide than White women between 1999 and 2020.
- Homicide rates among Black women were significantly higher than for White women in all 30 states analysed, with some evidence suggesting the biggest differences are in states with the highest racial inequities.
- The greatest disparity in homicide rates was in Wisconsin in 2019-2020, when Black women were 20 times more likely to be murdered than White women.
- Black women in the USA were more likely than White women to be killed by a firearm, particularly those in the Northeast and Midwest.
PAPER: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02279-1
Pregnant women living in states with limited access to abortion face higher levels of intimate partner homicide
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1033914
KEY TAKEAWAYS:
- Young women under the age of 30, Black women, and women with lower education levels are disproportionately affected by intimate partner homicide during pregnancy, reflecting the need to better serve and protect these vulnerable populations.
- Particularly by firearms, increasing rates of intimate partner homicide of women who are pregnant or recently pregnant are occurring in states that have limited access to abortion.
- Researchers describe a ‘dire need’ to develop effective interventions that break the cycle of intimate partner violence and prevent further deaths.
PAPER: https://journals.lww.com/journalacs/abst...e,.892.asp