Amid a flurry of executive orders affecting transgender Americans, the Trump administration ordered restrictions^[1] on gender-affirming care for minors. Calling it “a stain on our Nation’s history,” the Jan. 28, 2025, order seeks to “end” this form of treatment for Americans under 19 years old.

The Conversation U.S. interviewed Elana Redfield^[2], federal policy director at the Williams Institute, an independent research...

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,...