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would “protect innocent human life,” is linked to a staggering rise in infant deaths, a new study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association found., published on the second anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v.
Many of those deaths were due to congenital abnormalities in the infants, one of the myriad reasons patients may choose to terminate a pregnancy, especially later into term. In 2022, the study found that infant deaths attributable to that cause saw a 22.9% increase, compared to 3.1% for the rest of the country.
“Although replication and further analyses are needed to understand the mechanisms behind these findings, the results suggest that restrictive abortion policies may have important unintended consequences in terms of trauma to families and medical cost as a result of increases in infant mortality,” the study authors from Johns Hopkins and Michigan State University wrote.
Much of the 2022 period studied ― March through December ― was when Texas’ six-week ban was the strictest abortion law in the nation. To enact that law, GOP lawmakers found a legal loophole allowing for a citizen-enforced abortion ban despite the protections still offered by Roe v. Wade. After the Supreme Court struck down that ruling, upending abortion federal protections,Neither Texas Gov. Greg Abbott nor the bill’s author, state Sen.
And despite billing itself as the “pro-life” party, the Texas GOP voted on a platform last month that would define abortion care as homicide, opening up the possibility of. The party has not publicly released the results of that vote and did not immediately respond to inquiries seeking an update.By entering your email and clicking Sign Up, you're agreeing to let us send you customized marketing messages about us and our advertising partners.
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