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24 cze 2024 · A study led by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers estimates that infant deaths in Texas increased more than expected in the year following the state’s 2021 ban on abortion in early pregnancy, especially among infants with congenital anomalies.
26 cze 2024 · Texas saw a significant increase in infant deaths — especially those caused by congenital conditions — in the year following the passage of Senate Bill 8, the state law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy. Researchers from Johns Hopkins University published the findings in JAMA Pediatrics this week.
Texas’ abortion ban, known as Senate Bill 8 or SB8, prohibits abortions of fetuses with a detectable heartbeat, which can be as early as about 5 weeks’ gestation. Neonatal deaths—or deaths of infants younger than 28 days—also increased after the introduction of SB8, the researchers reported in JAMA Pediatrics .
26 cze 2024 · In 2022, the year after the state’s six-week abortion ban took effect, deaths of infants before their first birthdays increased 13 percent, an analysis published Monday in JAMA Pediatrics...
24 cze 2024 · A new analysis indicates the infant death rate in Texas increased by 8% after a stringent abortion law took effect, compared with a 2% increase in other states.
26 cze 2024 · In 2021, Texas passed Senate Bill 8, also referred to as the Texas Heartbeat Act, banning most abortions once a fetal heartbeat can be detected—as early as five or six weeks of pregnancy. Birth certificate data from 2022 show an increase in infant mortality in the state.
26 cze 2024 · A study found that more infant deaths occurred after Texas passed a six-week abortion ban in 2021. Texas saw a significant increase in infant deaths — especially those caused by...
