Infant mortality increased post-Dobbs: Here’s what to know

Published October 22, 2024 10:07am ET



Infant mortality in the United States has risen following the overturning of Roe v. Wade and its federal protections for abortion, new research shows, largely due to babies with congenital anomalies not being aborted in states with gestational restrictions on abortion

In other words, more infants are dying shortly after birth, rather than in the womb, in the 20 states that are enforcing gestational age prohibitions on abortion procedures. 

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