Conservatives slammed a CNN.com article Thursday reporting on how a “strict abortion law” in Texas has led to “10,000 more births than expected.”
Critics accused the news outlet of being “disappointed” that thousands more children were born thanks to the pro-life law that was passed in the state in 2021.
The article detailed research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association estimating that the Texas “heartbeat bill” has resulted in the births of nearly 10,000 more babies than would otherwise have been expected.
The piece stated, “Texas Senate Bill 8, which banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy with few exceptions, took effect nearly 10 months before the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision overturned Roe v. Wade and revoked the federal right to abortion.”
The article also cited Johns Hopkins University assistant professor and co-author of the research paper, Suzanne Bell, who made a candid admission that the number of pregnancies was higher than she had hoped, and that the results revealed that women were “forced” to have pregnancies because of the law.
“At first blush, seeing the number was higher than I might have anticipated or hoped it might be,” she said, adding, “But our results suggest that not everyone was able to overcome those barriers [to abortion], and many were forced an unwanted or unsafe pregnancy to term.”
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Conservative author Carmine Sabia gave his impression of CNN’s headline, stating, “CNN is disappointed that 10,000 babies lived.”
“’More births than expected’? Expected by whom? The only people surprised are the ones who believed the myth that abortion restrictions don’t decrease abortions,” Secular Pro-Life’s account wrote.
The account for pro-life organization Live Action tweeted, “But, but, but… We’ve been reliably told by CNN time and time again that abortion bans have zero impact on saving babies from abortion.”
And Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton added, “God bless Texas! Let’s give thanks for those 10,000 precious ones!”