TOPEKA — Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58% during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Missouri and Oklahoma and strict limits in other Midwest states.

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Kansas abortions rise 58% in 2023 amid tight restrictions in nearby states

TOPEKA — Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58% during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Missouri and Oklahoma and strict limits in other Midwest states.
	The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Kansas documented 7,849 abortions in 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade and the 2019 Kansas Supreme Court’s opinion that women had a state constitutional right to terminate a pr…

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More abortions occurred in Kansas in 2023 than ever before in the state’s recorded history — driven by a surge of patients living in nearby states with abortion bans. Continue reading ...

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Kansas provided more abortions in 2023 than ever before, mostly for out-of-state patients

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the number of abortions performed in Kansas during 2023 climbed to 19,467, which was 58% greater than the 12,319 total in 2022. Three-fourths of last year’s abortion patients lived in other states and traveled to Kansas for the procedure. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector) TOPEKA — Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58% during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Mis…

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(Kansas Reflector) Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58 percent during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Missouri and Oklahoma and strict limits in other Midwest states. The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says Kansas documented 7,849 abortions in 2021. The U.S. Supreme Court’s deci…

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The Kansas Department of Health and Environment says the number of abortions performed in Kansas during 2023 climbed to 19,467, which was 58% greater than the 12,319 total in 2022. Three-fourths of last year's abortion patients lived in other states and traveled to Kansas for the procedure. (Tim Carpenter/Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Demand for abortion in Kansas skyrocketed by 58% during 2023 in response to near-total bans on the procedure in Miss…

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(Updated to include comments from Kansans for Life and Planned Parentood) Kansas set a new record for abortions in 2023, attributable mostly to women coming from states where abortion was banned after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. The state's new vital statistics report - made public Friday morning - shows that there were 19,466 abortions performed in Kansas during 2023, the most recent year available. It was the most abortions…

Kansas abortions rise 58% in 2023 amid tight restrictions in nearby states

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