U.S. states with abortion bans see higher than expected infant death rate


By Xia Lin

NEW YORK, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The number of infants dying after states enact abortion bans is even higher than expected, according to studies published in the peer-reviewed medical journal JAMA on Thursday.

At the same time, more babies are being born in states that implemented a complete or six-week ban after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion in 2022. But the effects, sampled from more than a dozen states that had abortion bans, aren't felt evenly, according to studies.

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