Junk science is cited in abortion ban cases. Researchers are fighting the ‘fatally flawed’ work | Abortion | The Guardian

Of the 22 studies cited by the meta-analysis, 11 were by the lone author of the paper itself. The meta-analysis "failed to meet any published methodological criteria for systematic reviews" and failed to follow recommendations to avoid statistical dependencies, according to a criticism published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). 

Large scientific bodies have found no evidence to suggest abortion causes increases in mental health problems. The best predictor of a woman's mental health after an abortion is her health before. What's more, there is substantial evidence that women who are denied a wanted abortion suffer both mental and financial harms... 

The case was appealed all the way to the supreme court, where it was heard in March in oral arguments in Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA. Just weeks before the justices were set to hear the case, and as nearly the entire scientific community screamed about the "junk science" at its heart, the heavily cited studies were retracted by Sage Publications. Even so, the article's claims remained in briefs before the court, and were cited as evidence by one of the most conservative justices, Samuel Alito…

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/28/junk-science-papers-abortion-cases