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Famine in Gaza is 'imminent;' how Louisana's abortion ban changed maternal care

People in Gaza are suffering from "catastrophic levels of hunger," according to a group of global experts. Doctors say Louisiana's abortion ban has led to big deviations in maternal care.
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the world's leading authority on hunger has warned. A report from the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification found that 1 out of 3 children under two years old are acutely malnourished, and some have already died. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres called it "an entirely man-made disaster"

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