Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it
- In 2024, there were over 1 million abortions in the US for the second year in a row, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
- More than a dozen states have enacted abortion bans, while abortions increased or stayed the same in 25 states but decreased in 11 states between 2023 and 2024.
- About 155,100 people crossed state lines for an abortion in 2024, representing 15% of abortions provided in states without total bans.
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More people are obtaining abortions but fewer are crossing state lines, study finds
A new study has found that fewer people crossed state lines for abortions in 2024 than the previous year. One reason is likely the increase of availability of abortion pills.
Number of abortions slightly rose last year in states without bans, data says
The number of abortions provided last year in states without total bans was over one million a slight increase compared to 2023, according to new data from The Guttmacher Institute.The total number of abortions in 2024 was estimated to be 1,038,000, Guttmacher said. Compared to data from 2020, the number is a 12% increase.That number includes medication abortions, which accounted for 63% of all clinician-provided abortions in 2023, the data said…
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