Abortions declining for first time since Dobbs: research

Abortions declining for first time since Dobbs: research

Clinician-provided abortions declined for the first time since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, as new restrictions and travel hardships impact access.

Abortion Numbers Fall Nationwide, Guttmacher Institute Reports

Abortions provided by clinicians in the United States fell in the first half of 2025, marking a shift after two years of increases, according to new data from the Guttmacher Institute. The decline, about 5% compared to the same period in 2024, amounts to roughly 4,700 fewer procedures each month. Florida accounted for more than 40% of the national drop, with its six-week ban causing a 27% decline in clinician-provided abortions. Other states wit…

Abortions provided by clinicians in the US dropped in the first half of 2025, report shows

The number of abortions provided by clinicians in the United States has declined this year as the effects of new restrictions bear out and it becomes more common to manage an abortion outside the formal health care system, a new report suggests.

Abortions Appear to Be Decreasing, a Post-Roe First

For many Americans, getting an abortion has become far more difficult since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022. But even in the face of states imposing new restrictions and clinics shutting down, the number of abortions continued to climb each year—until, it seems, this one. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] About 518,940 abortions were provided by clinicians in states without near-total abortion bans in the first six months of 2025…