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Study: Infant mortality spiked in Texas after abortion ban

Infant mortality spiked in Texas after abortion ban, study reveals

06/27/2024

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Study: Infant mortality spiked in Texas after abortion ban

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Infant mortality spiked in Texas after abortion ban, study reveals

A new study focused on Texas looks at the year after its law banning all abortions after six weeks with no exceptions for rape, incest or fetal abnormalities. The research found a significant increase in infant deaths, much higher than the rest of the country. Amna Nawaz discussed more with one of the authors of the study, Suzanne Bell of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

06/27/2024

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