In the months since the U.S. Supreme Court ended constitutional protections for abortion by overturning Roe v. Wade, there have been 10,670 fewer legal abortions in the country, a decline of 6%.
A report from the Society of Family Planning, an abortion and contraceptive advocacy group, found 5,270 fewer legal abortions in July and 5,400 fewer in August compared to April. That’s a 6% decrease, concentrated in states where abortion is now restricted or banned.
Prior to the June decision, 13 states had so-called “trigger bans” meant to go into effect if the court overturned Roe, the landmark 1973 case. A total of 26 states were considered “certain or likely” to end or restrict abortion, jeopardizing access for about 33 million women.
