10/08/2024 12:00:00 AMResearchers at the University of Houston say fertility rates in states that passed sweeping abortion bans after the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark reversal of Roe. v. Wade are higher than states without bans. Fertility rate is defined as the number of live births compared to the total number of women of childbearing age in a specific population over a specific period of time.Bryan Luhnjbluhn@uh.edu713-743-0954Health and Medicine