Abortions on the rise since Roe reversal thanks to abortion pill spike: report

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By Samantha Kamman - Posted at The Christian Post:

Published August 30, 2024

Researchers connected the increase to a surge in virtual "telehealth abortions" via the abortion pill being a larger share of America's abortion landscape than ever before.

Recently released data points to a possible reason for the reported increase in abortions in the United States two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and ruled abortion is not a constitutional right.

According to the latest data from the pro-choice Society of Family Planning's #WeCount research project, the monthly average of abortions between January through March was 98,990. The group found between 94,670 and 102,350 abortions monthly, with the national monthly total of abortions reportedly exceeding 100,000 in January for the first time since #WeCount began.

States with the highest average number of abortions per month from January through March included California, New York, Illinois, Florida and New Jersey. The states with the greatest number of cumulative declines in abortion volumes over 21 months were Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama.

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