US EditionFewer People Traveled for Abortions as Telehealth Went up: Report
In 2025, 91,000 patients in states with abortion bans used telehealth for medication abortions, reducing cross-state travel despite stable overall abortion numbers, Guttmacher Institute reports.
- According to the Guttmacher Institute, the number of abortions provided by clinicians in the U.S. remained steady in 2025 at 1,126,000, showing little change from 2024.
- Telemedicine and state shield laws have enabled access to continue, with 91,000 patients in states with bans receiving telehealth abortions last year, as shield laws protect providers from legal risks.
- Viv, a 27-year-old in Atlanta, accessed medication abortion through the Massachusetts-based group The MAP after Georgia's six-week ban prevented in-state care, saying the process was 'very easy.'
- Legal challenges are intensifying, including a case brought by Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, who told a Senate committee that FDA rules for mailing medication must change.
- A federal judge is expected to rule soon on Louisiana v. FDA, while Louisiana officials seek to hold out-of-state providers accountable for what Murrill called 'the harm they inflict.
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Despite Restrictive State Laws, Number Of Abortions In US Remains Consistent
An estimated 1,126,000 people ended pregnancies in 2025, roughly the same number as in 2024, according to a Guttmacher Institute report. More people relied on telemedicine and fewer people were forced to travel to obtain abortions, the report suggests.
Despite state bans and restrictions, the number of abortions in the U.S. holds steady
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As abortion travel declines, telehealth becomes more common option
Fewer pregnant women in states with abortion bans traveled out of state to terminate their pregnancies, a new report from the Guttmacher Institute indicates.According to the report, 62,000 women who reside in states with abortion bans crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in 2025, down from 74,000 the year before. Women in those states, however, were more likely to use telehealth.The report found that 91,000 women in those states used telehe…
Fewer people traveled for abortions as telehealth went up: report
A new report from the reproductive health nonprofit The Guttmacher Institute found that fewer people are traveling from states with total abortion bans to access abortion services, while the rate of telehealth use for at-home abortions has gone up. In the years following the 2022 Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court, overturning Roe v. Wade,…
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