The number of births in the Lone Star State increased by more than 16,000 in 2022 after Texas enacted a six-week abortion ban the year before, according to a report from the University of Houston.
In 2021, Texas passes a law banning abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and in June 2022, the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and expands the state's ban on abortions during all pregnancies. admitted that. As a result, Texas' overall birth rate increased by 2%, equating to approximately 16,147 births, the majority of which were to Hispanic women between the ages of 25 and 44, the report said. report. (Related: Republican lawmakers zero in on abortion 'trafficking' in latest post-Dobbs battle)
Texas' birth rate increased for the first time since 2014, even as the U.S. national birth rate fell from 56.3 births per 1,000 women to 56.1 percent, according to the report. Birth rates for black and white women decreased by 0.6% and 1%, respectively, while birth rates for Hispanic women alone increased by 8%.
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Pregnancy rates among black, Asian and Hispanic teens also increased by 0.5%, 1.2% and 8.2%, respectively, the report said. Meanwhile, white teen pregnancies in Texas decreased by 0.5%.
“We knew there was an impact,” said Elizabeth Gregory, lead author of the report from the University of Houston Institute. I knew it would be there,” he said. For her research on women, gender and sexuality; Said Texas Tribune. “But when you look at the actual data, it's not just a theoretical discussion, it's about what's going on in people's lives and how it impacts individuals that the community has to have.” You can tell it’s a debate.”
Abortions in Texas also declined dramatically following the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Center, from 50,000 in 2021 to 17,000 in 2022, and by 2023. Only 40 cases were reported. according to In the Texas Tribune.
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