U.S. states that recently adopted new abortion bans have had more babies die after the bans took effect, new research suggests.
The new analysis looked at the rate of death among children under age 1 before and after these abortion bans took effect. After the bans kicked in, an estimated 5.6% more infants died than would have done if the bans weren't imposed. That increase amounted to 478 extra deaths, in total.
