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Texas’ 2021 Ban on Abortion in Early Pregnancy and Changes in Live Births

Suzanne O. Bell, Elizabeth A. Stuart, Alison Gemmill

2023JAMA34 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

This study evaluates changes in the number of births in Texas after passage of Texas’ Senate Bill 8 (SB8), which bans abortions as early as 5 weeks’ gestation.

Topics & Concepts

MedicineAbortionPregnancyObstetricsInduced AbortionsGynecologyFamily planningEnvironmental healthPopulationResearch methodologyGeneticsBiologyReproductive Health and ContraceptionDemographic Trends and Gender PreferencesFamily Dynamics and Relationships