A scrutiny of public data by The Daily Caller shows a significant drop in abortion cases across the country since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Abortion advocates argue that abortion bans will: play a role in making This procedure is more risky as women ban skirts to dangerous lengths. Opponents of the pro-life law also point out that the number of abortions performed outside the health system remains unreported in national statistics and may be reported. deadly for many women.
Accurate numbers remain difficult to pin down, but “back alley” abortions by their very nature go unreported in most cases. Several reports published since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Association ruling show that the Pro-Life Act has achieved its goals. (Related: Pro-abortion professor files defamation lawsuit against Notre Dame campus paper)
Between July 2022 and March 2023, there were 24,290 fewer abortions than in the nine months before Dobbs. According to Five Thirty Eight. As abortion laws were enacted in Republican-led states, many women were able to get abortions across state lines. As a result, the number of abortions in states with few regulations increased by 69,285. But in states with abortion restrictions, the number of abortions still fell by 93,575.
In June, the Illinois Planned Parenthood Association announced that clinic abortions had increased 54 percent since Dobbs. The clinic also reported that nearly a quarter of abortions were performed on out-of-state patients, with women coming to the clinic from 34 different states.
Stricter abortion laws that took effect in Texas in 2021 could have resulted in nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022, according to the results of a study published in JAMA. https://t.co/7mIbOXflfc
— CNN (@CNN) July 6, 2023
In Texas, the abortion law that took effect in 2021 has resulted in “nearly 10,000 more births than expected in the last nine months of 2022.” According to CNN research analysis. This study is important in that it measures births, not abortions, and eliminates the question of whether abortion statistics take into account illegal or self-induced abortions.
“There were still a lot of people traveling far away for abortion treatments, or managing their own abortions,” said study co-author Suzanne Bell. “However, our results suggest that not everyone was able to overcome those barriers, and that many were forced to do so.” [to carry] An unwanted pregnancy or a pregnancy that is not safe before delivery. ”
Six months after Dobbs had a legal abortion Diminished 6 percent increase nationwide, New York Times report. While some women in conservative states may seek abortions out of state, travel costs and logistics often make this impossible.
Measuring abortion rates in the United States is further complicated by the ongoing battle over the legality of abortion drugs.can of abortion pills end fetal life Entering the 10th week of pregnancy. The Supreme Court ruled in April to temporarily maintain access to abortion pills. While the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) legal battle over the pill’s approval continues, the court’s decision preserved access to the pill and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit.
