Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
Texas’ abortion restrictions – some of the strictest in the country – may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.
Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying
Texas' abortion restrictions -- some of the strictest in the country -- may be fueling a sudden spike in infant mortality as women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies to term.
The most important paragraph in the article:
Some 2,200 infants died in Texas in 2022 – an increase of 227 deaths, or 11.5%, over the previous year, according to preliminary infant mortality data CNN obtained through a public records request. Infant deaths caused by severe genetic and birth defects rose by 21.6%. That spike reversed a nearly decade-long decline. Between 2014 and 2021, infant deaths had fallen by nearly 15%.
The assholes who passed the abortion ban fucking knew this would happen but passed it anyway because they care so much about the lives of the unborn.