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.
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 from the Texas Department of State Health Services that 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%.
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The increase in deaths could partly be explained by the fact that more babies are being born in Texas. One recent report found that in the final nine months of 2022, the state saw nearly 10,000 more births than expected prior to its abortion ban – an estimated 3% increase.
It could also be partly explained by mothers being forced into carrying defective fetuses to term.
Like this mother: https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2023/04/06/1168399423/a-good-friday-funeral-in-texas-baby-halos-parents-had-few-choices-in-post-roe-te
Weird how that happens when you restrict access to contraception and sex ed.
That's not weird, it's by design. Need more meat for the meat grinder, whether it's factory workers or soldiers
Yay! 3% more defective babies!
Has anyone ever considered that sometimes there's a very legitimate reason why some women decide to terminate a pregnancy?
is almost like they can't afford caring for a defective fetus with the joke that's USA health system