States With Abortion Bans Have Larger Declines in Infant Mortality

On March 15th, Jessica Valenti responded to my Live Action News article that was also reposted on the Charlotte Lozier Institute’s website. Earlier this month during an appearance on Molly Jong Fast’s “Fast Politics” podcast, Valenti wrongly claimed that a number of public health metrics, including maternal mortality rates and infant mortality rates, had worsened since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision.Fallacies:In my article, I cited Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data to sho