Infant mortality in the U.S. has increased by 7%[1] since the 2022 Dobbs v. Jackson U.S. Supreme Court decision overturned the constitutional right to abortion[2], according to an October 2024 study.
Those findings followed another study that reported a 12.7% rise in infant mortality in Texas[3] after the implementation of Senate Bill 8[4], which bans abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected. Except for medical emergencies,...