Latanya Mapp Frett died in U.S. after being denied an abortion . Frett : Most of these women die in developing countries , where severe legal restrictions and lack of access to modern medical care drive women to seek unsafe procedures . Before the Affordable Care Act , women in U.S. often died from unsafe abortions . Latanya Mapp Frett : Abortion opponents in U.S. are trying to end a woman 's right to free choice . Banning abortion does not stop it , she writes , it leads to more women dying .
Latanya Mapp Frett died in U.S. after being denied an abortion . Frett : Before the Affordable Care Act , women in U.S. often died from unsafe abortions . Latanya Mapp Frett : Abortion opponents in U.S. are trying to end a woman 's right to free choice . Banning abortion does not stop it , she writes , it leads to more women dying .