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Study finds increase in infant mortality in US states with abortion bans and restrictions

Infant mortality rates have increased in U.S. states with abortion bans, rising to 6.26 per 1,000 live births compared to an expected rate of 5.93, according to a study by researchers from the John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
The study reports an estimated 478 infant deaths occurred across 14 states with abortion restrictions, which researchers state would not have happened without these laws.
Non-Hispanic Black infants experienced increased mortality rates of 11.81 per 1,000 live births after the bans, compared to an expected rate of 10.66 per 1,000, indicating a rise of nearly 11%.
Alison Gemmill stated that "restrictive abortion policies" could be "reversing decades of progress" in reducing infant deaths in the U.S.
Infant mortality rates rose to 6.26 per 1,000 live births in states with bans, up from an expected rate of 5.93 per 1,000, indicating a relative increase of 5.6%.

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