The passage of one of Texas' ultra-restrictive abortion laws precipitated a big increase in infant deaths, according to a study published Monday by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Women march for abortion rights in San Antonio following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.medical journal compared infant deaths in Texas to those in 28 other states — some with abortion restrictions of their own — the year following the implementation of Senate Bill 8.
Researchers found that in 2022, infant deaths in Texas jumped by 13%, while infant deaths nationally only increased by about 2%. What's more, babies who died in Texas due to birth defects jumped by 23% following the passing of SB 8. The infant mortality rate in Texas may have only worsened since the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade two years ago.
Otherwise, the punishment for someone found guilty of performing an abortion in Texas is life in prison.received abortions in Texas since passage of the law, a 200% monthly decline since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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