Researchers estimate that recent abortion bans have driven a rise in infant death rates in affected states, especially among Black children and kids with congenital anomalies.

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers analyzed the effects of abortion bans in the U.S., identifying increases in both birth rates and infant mortality in states that implemented complete or six-week abortion bans.

ST. LOUIS — As abortion services resume in Missouri, protesters plan to return to the sidewalks outside the Planned Parenthood offices in St. Louis on Monday in the frigid cold.

Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang blocked enforcement of licensing rules for abortion clinics in Missouri. Planned Parenthood announced it would begin offering abortion services immediately. The first abortion occurred in Kansas City on Saturday morning.