US EditionSex-Selective Abortion Bans Harm Maternal and Infant Health, According to Study
Sex-selective abortion bans in 14 U.S. states increased low birth weight and preterm births by up to 0.5 percentage points among Asian immigrant mothers, said Yale researchers.
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Sex-selective abortion bans harm maternal and infant health, according to study
Sex-selective abortion bans (SSABs)—which prohibit the seeking of abortions based on the fetus' sex—increase the likelihood of low birth weight and preterm births among infants born to Asian immigrant mothers, according to a new study by Yale sociologist Emma Zang.
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