Infant mortality rates have increased in US states which have enacted abortion bans, a study has found. Researchers estimate ...

Infant mortality rates have increased in states that adopted abortion bans after the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, ...

In 14 states that adopted abortion bans after Roe v. Wade was overturned, birth rates and infant mortality increased, a pair ...

Abortion bans in the United States are exacerbating existing health disparities as births increase in high-risk populations ...

A recent study shows that the number of infants dying after states implemented abortion bans is higher than expected.

Two studies, published Feb. 13 in JAMA, show that states that enforced complete or near-total abortion bans after six weeks ...

Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.

International: Across the 14 states where abortions were banned or prohibited after 6 weeks of pregnancy by laws that took ...

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...

Evidence indicates many wealthier people have been able to travel to terminate pregnancies, contributing to increases in abortions despite bans. However, people who are poor, nonwhite and live in ...

New data show states with abortion bans saw increased infant deaths, with the greatest impact on Black infants and congenital ...

Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.