Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.

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

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

Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among ...

A new study looked at the cases of infant death in states where abortion bans were adopted — and found there’s a sharp spike.

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

While Republican state-led efforts aim to increase restrictions to abortion care and access to mifepristone and misoprostol ...

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

USA abortion bans have led to more births but also a rise in infant mortality, with Southern states facing the greatest ...

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying ...

In the first 18 months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, most states with abortion bans saw a rise in ...