Authorized abortion fell by 6% after Roe was overturned, report finds

The variety of ladies receiving authorized abortions fell by greater than 6% within the six months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, in keeping with a brand new report.

A report by the Society for Family Planning, a corporation that analyzes abortion knowledge, mentioned there have been 32,260 fewer abortions from July to December in contrast with the typical variety of month-to-month abortions whereas Roe was nonetheless in impact.

On common, there have been 5,377 fewer abortions within the U.S. every month after the Supreme Court overturned Roe in its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization final June.

States with the most important drop off within the variety of abortions between July and December weren’t solely states that enacted complete bans on the process.

While Texas (15,540 fewer abortions), Tennessee (6,560 fewer abortions) and Louisiana (4,250 fewer abortions) noticed declines after their bans went into impact, states that solely restricted the apply nonetheless noticed their numbers go down. That included Ohio (4,920 fewer abortions), Arizona (4,650 fewer abortions), and Georgia (10,930 fewer abortions), which the report mentioned noticed a 40% lower in abortions.

States with the best enhance within the variety of abortions after Roe was overturned had been Florida (7,190 extra abortions), Illinois (6,840 extra abortions), North Carolina (4,730 extra abortions), Colorado (2,580 extra abortions) and Michigan (2,490 extra abortions).

But the report does counsel that extra ladies turned to telehealth to obtain abortion care. Telehealth accounted for 4% of all abortions in April. That quantity jumped to 9% by December.