Babies Being Found in Dumpsters After Texas Abortion Ban

Image by Getty ImagesTwo years on, the consequences of the Texas abortion ban are almost too grim to contemplate: amidst a surge in infant mortality, babies are being found discarded in dumpsters, ditches, curbsides, and garbage trucks, the Washington Post reports.This year, there have been at least 18 cases of abandoned infants in the state, according to Texas Department of Family and Protective Services figures cited by WaPo. That’s more than double the number documented ten years ago, the newspaper notes.”There apparently has been… a little bit of an epidemic…

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