Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

More infants are dying in states with restrictive abortion laws

Three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes. (Photo by Maki Nakamura/Getty Images via The Conversation) Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old. In addition, states wit…

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research

Three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes. Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision via Getty ImagesInfant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for newborns – those less than a day old – as well as older infants – those 1 month to 1 year old. In addition, states with new restricti…

Infant mortality rises in states with restrictive abortion laws – new research - The Times Weekly

By Brad Greenwood, George Mason University; Gordon Burtch, Boston University, and Michaela R. Anderson, University of Pennsylvania Three years after Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion-limiting laws are leading to unintended outcomes. Maki Nakamura/DigitalVision via Getty Images Infant mortality has risen in states that enacted tighter abortion restrictions in the wake of the June 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health decision. This occurs for n…