Since Texas’ ban on abortion went into effect, infant deaths in the state increased by nearly 13%, according to a new analysis published on Monday in JAMA Pediatrics.

Among the causes of infant deaths, one increased the most: congenital abnormalities, which increased 22.9% in Texas in children between 2021 and 2022, while they decreased 2.9% in the rest of the country. That trend suggests that at least in some cases, parents were forced to carry a pregnancy to term while knowing their children had little to no chance of survival, said Gemmill.

  • Billiam@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    So if

    1. Conservatives think that abortion is murder

    2. and there are more infants dying

    3. but fewer abortions being performed

    Doesn’t that mean they should consider their infant mortality rate exactly the same as before?

    edit: Cause, if the above is true, but their infant mortality rate is going up, we can draw a straight line between the decrease of abortions and the increase of infant deaths. Of course, Conservative feelings don’t care about facts.