The number of abortions in the United States rose in 2020, ending a 30-year decline, according to a new report from a research and advocacy group that favors abortion rights.
A number of states already have passed, or are considering, highly restrictive abortion laws in anticipation of the Supreme Court ruling, which could come as soon as this month.Guttmacher’s survey data is not comprehensive, but its conclusion is similar to one from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,that abortions ticked up 2 percent in 2019, to a total of 625,346.
Dannenfelser said in a statement that some governors contributed to the increase by making their states “safe havens for the abortion industry.” The report counted both medical and surgical abortions that took place at clinics and in doctor’s offices. Abortions that were self-managed with medication purchased on the internet were not included.
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