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More Infants Are Dying in States With Abortion Bans
The restrictions have been particularly hard on vulnerable populations, new studies show.
Abortion bans have unintended consequences.
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Two new studies in the Journal of the American Medical Association drive home the devastating effects abortion bans have on the lives of women and children: Severe restrictions lead to many more unplanned births, as well as more infant deaths.
That outcome isn’t a surprise. It mirrors what was gleaned from early data on infant mortality in Texas, the first state in the country to impose a strict ban. That law, which bans nearly all abortions, was passed in 2021.