Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.
Infant mortality rates have increased in states that adopted abortion bans after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, ...
Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.
States that implemented abortion bans had an estimated 0.33 additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births above the expected ...
Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans, a study has found. Researchers estimate ...
The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...
Increases in infant mortality have been found in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions after the ...
A new study looked at the cases of infant death in states where abortion bans were adopted — and found there’s a sharp spike ...
A recent study shows that the number of infants dying after states implemented abortion bans is higher than expected.
Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...
In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in ...