Douthat's prediction is delusional. There is a very high correlation between states that now ban abortion and states with the highest maternal and infant mortality rates. These states had plenty of time to pass pro-parent, pro-child policies. They refused. nytimes.com/2022/06/25/opini…

As the dissenters noted, Mississippi is a hellish place to be pregnant and give birth if you are not wealthy. It has the highest infant mortality rate in the country, and carrying a pregnancy to term is 75 times more dangerous than terminating it. supremecourt.gov/opinions/21…

Even though Mississippi has horrifically high rates of maternal mortality, Republican lawmakers *refused* federal funds to provide mothers with a year of Medicaid coverage after giving birth. So new moms get kicked off after Medicaid after two months. slate.com/news-and-politics/…

The states with the most generous, comprehensive health care and social services for new mothers and babies? They're almost all blue states that also provide abortion access. The states that kick new moms off Medicaid and deny them social services? Red states that ban abortion.