Study gives a 1st look at abortion numbers since end of Roe
In first look since overturn of Roe v. Wade, researchers think greater distance to get procedure is one factor.
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In first look since overturn of Roe v. Wade, researchers think greater distance to get procedure is one factor.
The first estimate of births since Dobbs found that almost a quarter of women who would have gotten abortions carried their pregnancies to term.
By comparing birth statistics in states before and after the bans passed, researchers estimated that the laws caused around 32,000 annual births.
In the spring of 2020, as the US went into a pandemic lockdown, the data shows preterm births, especially caesarian section deliveries and induced births suddenly dropped, too.
May some birth interventions by physicians not be necessary?