USA abortion bans have led to more births but also a rise in infant mortality, with Southern states facing the greatest ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair ...

Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.

A recent study shows that the number of infants dying after states implemented abortion bans is higher than expected.

Infant mortality increased in 14 states that enacted six-week or total abortion bans between 2012 and 2023, a new study finds. Infant mortality increased in states that enacted six-week or total ...

Researchers found that abortion bans in 14 states led to nearly 22,200 additional births in 2023. During that same period, almost 480 more infants died, a 6% increase, in states with strict ...

Infant mortality up 5.6% in states with abortion bans, restrictions Report estimates an extra 478 infant deaths that would otherwise not have occurred Mortality increase greater for babies with ...

New data show states with abortion bans saw increased infant deaths, with the greatest impact on Black infants and congenital ...

Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.