A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics reveals a concerning rise in infant deaths in Texas following the implementation of Senate Bill 8 (SB8), a 2021 law banning abortions after embryonic ...

A rise in infant deaths in Texas is linked to the state’s abortion ban passed in 2021, according to a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics. Analysts out of Johns Hopkins University and ...

A Texas law that banned abortions in early pregnancy is associated with a stark increase in infant and newborn deaths, a study published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics found. Lawmakers passed Texas ...

Texas' 2021 Abortion Ban Tied to Rise in Infant Deaths By Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, June 24, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially ...

Texas leaders promised that the ban, enacted 10 months before Roe was overturned, would “save” newborn lives. A protester at Trafalgar Square following the abortion ban in Texas, on October 2 ...

In 76104, the same zip code that houses Fort Worth's medical center, a University of Texas study found the highest infant mortality rate in the state. Data shows it's not just a local problem.

Following state legislation passed in 2021 that essentially banned abortion in Texas, the rate of infant deaths rose by almost 13%, compared to a much smaller 1.8% rise nationwide, a new study finds.

Researchers said this suggests a rise in cases where women are forced ... Gemmill's research found in 2021 there were 1,985 infant deaths in Texas occurring before a child reached one year old.

And this corresponds to an estimated 478 excess infant deaths, and 80% of these excess deaths occurred in Texas. Our studies provide the broadest evidence to date of specifically the unequal ...

Overall, "an excess of 216 infant deaths" were recorded in Texas between March and December of 2022, Gemmill's team reported. The sharp rise in deaths linked to birth defects was particularly ...

A Texas law signed in 2021 bans all abortions in the state after the detection of a fetal heartbeat. MARK FELIX/Getty The study analyzed 94,720 recorded infant deaths in Texas and 28 comparison ...