Abortion Decline in US Leads to Long-Term Reduction in Infant Mortality Rates

[juliee]

Washington, DC – Americans received good news back in January when new figures from Planned Parenthood’s research group showed the number of abortions nationwide have fallen to their lowest point in 30 years and have declined 25 percent since 1990.

That has resulted in a drop in the nation’s infant mortality rate.

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[Dale_M]

Here is a working link to the article:
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I am suspicious of the claim in the headline. The article doesn’t offer any proof that the decline in abortions in the US has caused a long term reduction in infant mortality. What the article does is note the lower abortion rate and the lower infant mortality rate and then hypothesize a connection between the two by citing a French study which says mothers who had an abortion were more likely to have a pre-mature birth.

A news source shouldn’t run a headline announcing a connection when there isn’t actual evidence of it. Life News may want to rein in its headline writers.

 

[KathleenElsie]

Here is a working link to the article:
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I am suspicious of the claim in the headline. The article doesn’t offer any proof that the decline in abortions in the US has caused a long term reduction in infant mortality. What the article does is note the lower abortion rate and the lower infant mortality rate and then hypothesize a connection between the two by citing a French study which says mothers who had an abortion were more likely to have a pre-mature birth.

A news source shouldn’t run a headline announcing a connection when there isn’t actual evidence of it. Life News may want to rein in its headline writers.

There has been a correlation of abortion to premature birth, still birth and miscarriages in many studies. Also I believe there are now studies going on that relate pp depression to the loss of a previous pregnancy.