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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Gloria Oladipo

US abortions decrease by 10,000 since repeal of Roe v Wade in June

Pro-choice and pro-life demonstrators rally outside of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday morning, June 20, 2016
The data in the latest research does not include self-managed abortions, which could lower the overall decrease in terminations. Photograph: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call,Inc.

There have been at least 10,000 fewer abortions since the nationwide abortion rights established by Roe v Wade were repealed by the US supreme court in June.

New research from the national research project #WeCount shows that with federal abortion protections rolled back, there have been 10,570 fewer legal abortions – a 6% decline – than estimates in April before the June ruling.

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