No, Pro-Life Laws Have Not Increased Infant Mortality
No, Pro-Life Laws Have Not Increased Infant Mortality – LifeNews.com
Last week, the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) released a study that purportedly shows that recently enacted pro-life laws were causing higher infant mortality rates. The study analyzed the impact of 14 state-level pro-life laws that either effectively banned abortion or protected preborn children after six weeks’ gestation.
Study Falsely Claims Abortion Bans Increase Infant Mortality – LifeNews.com
A new study falsely claims abortion bans are increasing infant mortality. A recent study published in JAMA Pediatrics claims a significant increase in infant mortality rates in U.S. states that enacted abortion bans or severe restrictions following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs. The research indicates that between September 2021 and August 2022, these […]
Are Pro-life Laws Harming Women and Children? An Examination of Claims Against Texas – Lozier Institute
This is Issue 8 of the On Women’s Health Series. Introduction Texas, the second largest U.S. state in both area and population, is often the subject of interest and criticism.[1],[2] Notably, the Texas Heartbeat Act was the first strong protection of unborn life (implemented September 1, 2021) allowed while Roe v.