Charles Pierce zeroes in on the new Johns Hopkins study showing that infant mortality rates sharply increased in Texas following its draconian abortion ban. In one year, they rose 8% to 5.75 per 1,000 births, compared to a 2% increase in the rest of the US, with deaths due to birth defects going up by 23%, compared to a decrease of about 3% in the rest of the US.
As Pierce concludes, who says abortion isn't healthcare?
