ICD10monitor March 10, 2025
The political movement to restrict abortion access following the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, has been quite active.
This ruling granted states the authority to regulate abortion without federal oversight, leading to a wave of restrictive laws, including total bans and six-week gestational limits. A recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) by Dr. Alison Gemmill, titled US Abortion Bans and Infant Mortality, examines a potential consequence related to the abortion bans in more restrictive states, specifically pertaining to infant mortality rates.
The study conducted a population-based, cross-sectional analysis using national statistics data from 2012 through 2023. The focus was on 14 states...
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