Infant mortality is rising faster than expected in states with strict abortion limits or bans. Two new studies in the medical journal JAMA reveal how restricted access to abortion can lead to higher deaths, especially for women of color. Suzanne Bell, one of the authors of the study and an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins University, joins The Excerpt to explain the correlation between abortion bans and increased infant mortality.
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