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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Melody Schreiber

US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report

A woman packs boxes of medication into shipping containers.
A physician prepares boxes of abortion pills to be sent patients from a Massachusetts clinic on 1 April 2025. Photograph: Sophie Park

The abortion rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states – largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in telehealth appointments, a new report says.

US regulatory officials are weighing changes to the ways mifepristone, an abortion medication, may be dispensed, but they have reportedly pushed their review until after the midterm elections, given the widespread support for abortion across the US.

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