Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers Laws and Pregnancies Conceived Through Fertility Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Twenty-seven states have enacted targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws that may disproportionately affect higher-risk pregnancies such as those conceived through fertility treatment.

Objective

To assess the association of TRAP laws with the relative rates of adverse outcomes of pregnancies conceived through fertility treatment.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study of singleton births conceived through fertility treatment used National Vital Statistics System data on births between 2012 and 2021. Data were analyzed from August 15, 2024, to September 8, 2025.

Exposure

Included participants were categorized as either living under the legal jurisdiction of states with or without TRAP laws enacted during the study period. As

SUBMITTER: Melville SJF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12789955 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature