Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths

NPR | By Juana Summers,

Sarah Handel, Sophia Paliza-Carre

Published September 16, 2026 at 4:32 PM EDT

NPR's Juana Summers talks with ProPublica data reporter Andrea Suozzo about their investigation looking into the rise in deaths related to ectopic pregnancies.

Juana Summers

Juana Summers is a host of NPR's All Things Considered.

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