Researchers from Johns Hopkins University said in a new study that their findings suggest Texas' 2021 abortion ban has had a devastating impact on the state's infant mortality rate.They compared infant mortality between 2021 and 2022. What they found was infant deaths in Texas rose from 1,985 in 2021 to 2,240 in 2022. They said the 12.9% increase in infant deaths came at a time when the U.S. had an overall increase of 1.8% in infant deaths.
The researchers said they narrowed their analysis to examine changes in infant deaths from March to December 2022, marking the first set of pregnancies under the new law. The Johns Hopkins University researchers estimated 216 excess infant deaths occurred in Texas during that time. The researchers also noted that there was a 22.9% increase in infant deaths tied to congenital anomalies between 2021 and 2022, while the rest of the U.S. had a 3.1% decrease.
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