Infant deaths in Texas increased in the year following the passage of a 2021 law restricting abortion access, a new study shows.
“There are significant consequences that these abortion bans have in terms of trauma to families and medical costs associated with care,” she said.Amy O’Donnell, communications director for the Texas Alliance for Life, said the results of the study are not surprising, as birth rates in Texas have increased after the passage of abortion bans and infant deaths would therefore increase as well.
Bell pointed out that infant deaths have increased even more than expected with an increase in live births. In prior research, she foundin 2022 associated with SB 8. Applying the infant mortality rate before the law, an additional 53 infant deaths would be expected, she said. Instead, Texas saw an additional 255 infant deaths, according to their findings.The researchers also examined the cause of death for the increasing fatalities, finding that some specific causes were more common.
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