Nearly two years after Texas' six-week abortion ban, more infants are dying | CNN
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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%.

  • over_clox@lemmy.world
    7·
    1 year ago

    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?

    • Vilian@lemmy.ca
      61·
      1 year ago

      is almost like they can’t afford caring for a defective fetus with the joke that’s USA health system