Pro-Life Laws Have Saved Thousands of Babies From Abortion Since Dobbs

Executive SummarySince the Supreme Court’s June 2022 Dobbs decision, many states have enacted strong pro-life laws that protect preborn children.Currently, 13 states protect all preborn children and four have a Heartbeat Law in effect that protects the preborn after a fetal heartbeat can be detected.[1]Multiple academic and policy studies analyzing state-level birth data all find there is a significant association between strong pro-life laws and increased state birthrates – suggesting these law