Abortion, Infant Mortality

Abortion bans in US led to more births and infant deaths, especially among vulnerable groups
Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations and infant mortality rises disproportionately, new research suggests.
After Abortion Bans, Infant Mortality and Births Increased, Research Finds
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth defects.
Abortion news latest updates: New study shows link between abortion ban laws and infant mortality
Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.
Infant Mortality and Births Increased In Most States With Abortion Bans, Studies Find
Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.
Infant mortality rate rises in states with abortion bans, study finds
Infant mortality rates have increased in states that adopted abortion bans after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, according to a new study. Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
Births Are Up. So Is Infant Mortality After Abortion Bans, Studies Show.
In states with abortion bans, infant mortality rates were 6% higher than expected. The studies suggested abortion bans significantly affect people struggling economically. Meanwhile, New York won't extradite Dr.
States with abortion bans have more infant deaths, studies say
In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in infant deaths, new research reveals.
States with abortion bans had an even higher than expected infant death rate. Here’s why.
But the effects — sampled from more than a dozen states that had abortion bans — aren’t felt evenly, according to studies published in JAMA Thursday. Start the day smarter.
Infant deaths continue to rise as more abortion bans are put in place, studies find
A pair of new studies shows the fallout of restrictive reproductive healthcare policies: More babies were born in states that enacted abortion bans between 2021 and 2023, and infant mortality also rose in these states.
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Expert: Michigan’s 24-hour abortion waiting period offers no benefits
That amendment, called Reproductive Freedom for All, was passed by voters in 2022. Attorneys with the Michigan Attorney ...
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N.Y. doctor charged with prescribing abortion pills to Louisiana girl
A New York doctor was indicted Friday with prescribing a Louisiana girl pills that caused an abortion — seemingly the first time an abortion doctor has been criminally charged since Roe v. Wade was ov ...
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RFK Jr. Says He Would Study Abortion Pill Mifepristone for 'Safety Issues'
Wade, the landmark case that guaranteed abortion rights ... pressed Kennedy about his views on abortion. "The studies are there," she said. "The safety is proved. The science is there.
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Anti-Abortion Activists Are Hijacking a New Study to Go After Birth Control
But on the other, anti-abortion activists may misleadingly wield the study as “proof” that birth ... the scientific findings so they can make a case to end birth control access, just like ...
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Alliance Defending Freedom Files Legal Action After Publisher Retracts Abortion Studies
A group of 10 scientists, represented by Alliance Defending Freedom, has filed a petition against Sage Publications in ...