Abortion, Infant Mortality

Abortion in 2025: Access, Fertility, and Infant Mortality Updates
While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol in 2025, JAMA authors join the conversation with their published research and commentary.
States with abortion bans see more births but also more infant deaths, studies show
Three new studies provided some of the first nationwide data, revealing more births, a rise in infant deaths and impacts even in states where abortion is still legal.
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 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.
States with abortion bans see more births but also more infant deaths, new research shows
One study also showed the impacts of the abortion bans have even spread to states where abortion is still legal.
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.
US abortion bans have driven a surge in infant deaths, study finds
Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among Black children and kids with congenital anomalies.
US abortion bans tied to rising infant mortality: Study
GRAVITAS| New research suggests U.S. States that recently adopted new abortion bans have had more babies die after the bans took effect. This is as per an analysis by researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Beyond abortion: A timeline of reproductive health care and the true impact on women and society
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USA Today7d
States with abortion bans had an even higher than expected infant death rate. Here’s why.
In news reports and research, she said, people who lost access to abortion “were being forced to continue a pregnancy, even though they knew that it would not result in them being able to take a ...
The College Fix8d
Inside UW-Madison’s pro-abortion research initiative
The Madison Federalist UW-Madison’s Collaborative for Reproductive Equity (CORE) blurs the line between research and ...
The Texas Tribune2h
Rates of pregnancy-related sepsis and deaths grow in Texas after abortion ban
ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women ...