A new analysis of birth data published by the Institute of Labor Economics in Germany provides powerful statistical evidence that post-Dobbs pro-life laws have saved tens of thousands of lives. This study analyzed U.S. birth data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) up to June 2023. It found that state pro-life laws enacted after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022 resulted in 32,000 more children being born.

This analytically rigorous study compared birth trends in the 14 states that were largely protecting all preborn children by the end of 2022 with a group of 24 states and the District of Columbia where abortion was legal. Twelve other states that had either attempted to ban abortion or were enforcing a gestational age limit were not considered in the analysis.

Interestingly, in the 14 states that had enacted strong pro-life laws, the authors found that there were above-average birth-rate increases among both Hispanic women and women between the ages of 20 and 24. Furthermore, the study also found that there were also above-average birth-rate increases in Mississippi, Texas, and other states that were located longer distances from out-of-state abortion facilities.

Overall, birth data are a very reliable way to demonstrate the lifesaving impact of pro-life laws. Abortions are difficult to measure since women can obtain abortions in other states or obtain chemical abortion pills through the mail. Furthermore, the results of this Institute for Labor Economics study are broadly consistent with my Charlotte Lozier Institute study of November 2022 and with the June 2023 study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Both showed an increase in Texas birth rate after the Texas Heartbeat Act took effect.

As always, pro-lifers would do well to stay the course.

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Pro-Life Laws Have Saved Tens of Thousands of Lives, a New Study Shows

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22.11.2023

A new analysis of birth data published by the Institute of Labor Economics in Germany provides powerful statistical evidence that post-Dobbs pro-life laws have saved tens of thousands of lives. This study analyzed U.S. birth data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) up to June 2023. It found that state pro-life laws enacted after the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision in June 2022 resulted in 32,000 more children being born.

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