Two studies found that infant mortality and births increased in most states with abortion bans after the Dobbs ruling.

Yahoo News provides the latest updates on what's happening at the state level with reproductive rights and abortion in 2025.

States that implemented abortion bans had an estimated 0.33 additional infant deaths per 1,000 live births above the expected ...

Discover how abortion bans in the U.S. are linked to rising infant mortality rates, with significant impacts on Black infants ...

The rate is the lowest reported since 2018 and represents a significant drop from 2021 when it spiked to 32.9. The United ...

Black women saw their maternal mortality rate increase from 49.5 deaths per 100,000 live births to 50.3 over one year, while every other racial group experienced declines.

The findings showed the highest mortality occurred among infants who were Black, lived in Southern states or had fetal birth ...

New data show states with abortion bans saw increased infant deaths, with the greatest impact on Black infants and congenital ...

New data from the CDC shows that Black women are three and a half times more likely to die due to pregnancy complications ...

As President Donald Trump attempts to eliminate any consideration of race, a new federal effort is underway to recognize the ...

Overall, infant mortality was about four times higher among births linked to abortion bans than it was in the general ...