Abortion numbers rise in US although fewer women travel out of state

Fewer people crossed US state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found, although the total number continued to rise.
The Guttmacher Institute, a research organisation that supports abortion, estimates in a report that the overall number of clinician-provided abortions in states where it is legal rose by less than 1% from 2023 to 2024.
But the number of people crossing state lines for abortions dropped by about 9%.
The report, based on a monthly survey of providers, is the latest look at how the abortion landscape in the US has evolved since the Supreme Court reversed Roe v. Wade in 2022 in a ruling that eliminated a national constitutional right to abortion and opened the door to state bans and restrictions.

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Abortions in the US in 2024