"Curtailing abortion access increases infant deaths,"
"fetal and maternal health exceptions do not moderate this effect."
"Our findings push forward current understanding of the effect of abortion restrictions in three ways,"
"First, we, along with other emergent work, find that the deleterious effect of abortion restrictions on infant mortality is not unique to Texas. Instead, it appears to be a national phenomenon. Se"
After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, infant mortality rose 7.2% in states that implemented abortion bans. CDC infant mortality data from every state between 2018 and 2023 were analyzed, comparing rates before and after state bans or restrictions were introduced. Twelve states now have total bans, four have near-total bans, and 41 states have some form of abortion restriction. Fetal and maternal health exceptions do not moderate the effect because ambiguous and confusing bans delay care and can be fatal in medical emergencies. A February estimate attributed 478 infant deaths in 14 states to abortion restrictions, with particularly large increases reported in Texas. The shuttering of PRAMS removed a CDC tool for tracking maternal and infant deaths.
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