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CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil
The 2023 CDC abortion report is delayed due to staffing shortages and policy disputes; independent data show a 4% rise in abortions and 27% via telehealth.
- The CDC's annual report on abortion trends has been delayed until spring and will include data through 2023, the first full year after the Dobbs decision.
- After large HHS layoffs in April, loss of subject-matter experts and agency funding and staffing halted the surveillance program, leaving some programs unable to continue.
- HHS says Dr. Debra Houry, former CDC Chief Medical Officer, directed staff to return state-submitted abortion data, but Houry denies this and cites layoffs, transition-management team duties, and a communications office policy this year.
- Non-Government trackers like #WeCount show real-time abortion trends while the CDC surveillance program remains crucial for long-term analysis.
- The latest #WeCount analysis indicates nearly 99,000 abortions per month in the first half of 2025, up about 4% from last year, with telehealth medication abortions now at 27%, including about 15,000 under shield laws in June.
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CDC Delays Annual Abortion Report Amid Internal Turmoil
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CDC’s annual abortion report delayed amid agency turmoil
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been tracking abortion trends for decades, but this year’s report — including some of the earliest federal data reflecting the effect of significant changes to abortion access nationwide – has been pushed back until spring amid turmoil at the federal agency.
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CDC Abortion Report Delayed As HHS Turmoil Deepens
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) annual abortion surveillance report has been delayed until spring amid internal turmoil at the Department of Health and Human Services. The report, normally released in November, tracks national abortion trends using state-submitted data and…
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