Why Infant Deaths and Abortions Are Both Rising After Roe’s Reversal
The infant mortality rate rose 7% after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
Claire Suddath is a senior writer for Bloomberg News’ Equality team. She covers topics ranging from women in the workplace to race and equity initiatives. You can subscribe here, and share feedback with her here.
Hello, and welcome back to the Equality newsletter. Abortions, one of the most important issues for voters this election, has become a topic rife with rhetoric and misinformation. With just over a week to go until Americans hit the polls, I want to cut through the noise and instead look at what the data say. What I found was very counter-intuitive.