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October 24, 2024

U.S. Infant Deaths Spiked After Supreme Court Allowed States to Ban Abortion
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A new study by Ohio State University finds the U.S. infant mortality
rate spiked after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, with
hundreds more babies dying after states moved to restrict or ban
abortion access. The largest increase came among infants with congenital
anomalies or birth defects. Researchers believe that's because pregnant
people living under abortion bans can no longer terminate pregnancies
when fetal anomalies are detected in utero.


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