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Link Found in Texas Between Rising Infant Mortality and State’s Abortion Restrictions

New data indicate infant deaths in Texas rose soon after the state enacted a ban on abortions in 2021, with an especially sharp rise in deaths linked to birth defects reported. University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix assistant clinical professor of Child Health Atsuko Koyama, MD, and two co-authors discuss the harms of abortion bans in a linked journal editorial.

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