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States with bans are working hard to fight telehealth-prescribed abortion pills

Multiple states are challenging the federal rules that allow mifepristone to be prescribed via telehealth

The Independent UK

Abortion pills are gaining ground as a method for ending pregnancies, and opponents are responding

Lawmakers in states where abortion is already banned are focusing on measures intended to crack down on abortion pills

The Independent UK

Tens of thousands of women forced to travel out of state for abortion care after Roe v Wade was overturned in 2022

More than 325,000 abortion patients were forced to leave their home state for legal care in the years after the decision

The Independent UK

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New figures shed light on US abortion travel as Trump cuts tracking research

Guttmacher report finds 155,000 people crossed state lines for procedure – double number who did so before Roe’s fall

The Guardian - US

Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it

A new study has found that fewer people crossed state lines for abortions in 2024 than the previous year

The Independent UK

States should scale back abortion reporting demands, advocacy group says

An advocacy group says it's time for states to stop requiring abortion providers to file reports for every abortion

The Independent UK

Abortions are down under Florida's 6-week ban but not by as much as in other states, study says

The number of abortions in Florida dropped after the state's ban on them after sixth week of pregnancy took effect in May

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‘Meet Baby Olivia’: spate of new bills would require showing anti-abortion video in schools

Video of fetus in disembodied womb required viewing for students in two states, as classroom becomes latest front in post-Roe abortion wars

The Guardian - US

How Florida and Arizona Supreme Court rulings change the abortion access map

How far do women have to travel to access abortion care? An economics professor has been tracking that data since 2009. Interactive maps show how access has changed dramatically since 2021.

WEKU

Abortions sharply increase in US despite bans in Republican-led states

More than 1m abortions performed in 2023, a 10% increase from 2020, according to Guttmacher Institute

The Guardian - US

Despite bans in some states, more than a million abortions were provided in 2023

That's the highest number in more than a decade, according to new research. Medication abortion made up a larger share of the total than in 2020.

WEKU

Abortion clinics saw record surge in out-of-state patients post-Roe, report says

One in five patients crossed state lines to obtain an abortion in 2023, compared to one in 10 patients in 2020

The Guardian - US

Interstate Travel to Get Abortions has Prevented the Dobbs Decision from Significantly Reducing the Number of Abortions in the US

Some estimates suggest the number of abortions has even increased.

Reason

As abortions keep rising in Illinois, support for women seeking care is more important than ever

Illinois experienced a 70% increase in abortions this year, the Guttmacher Institute found. Money, volunteers and other support for abortion providers is critical.

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WEKU

New state abortion numbers show increases in some surprising places

What happened to abortion numbers since Roe v. Wade fell? The Guttmacher Institute has new state-by-state numbers that show people are traveling for the procedure.

The Guardian - US

Over 60 clinics in 15 US states have stopped offering abortions, study finds

Supreme court’s overruling of Roe v Wade prompted bans of most abortions in more than a dozen states

Axios

66 clinics stopped offering abortions after Roe was overturned

Over 80% of clinics in anti-abortion states have stopped offering abortions.

WEKU

66 clinics stopped providing abortions in the 100 days since Roe fell

A new report assessed the impact of laws in the 15 states that have banned or heavily restricted abortion since June 24.

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The Independent UK

At least 66 US clinics have halted abortions, institute says

At least 66 clinics have stopped providing abortions in 15 states since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade

WEKU

Even before the Dobbs ruling, more Americans were traveling for abortions

A report from the Guttmacher Institute finds that state abortion restrictions do not necessarily correlate to a lower abortion rate, as more patients travel out of state.

Roll Call

Advocates mobilize as abortion bans take effect - Roll Call

The impact of the Supreme Court’s decision was immediate: By afternoon, at least eight states had banned abortion with limited exceptions.

Los Angeles Times

Where is abortion legal? In red states, women navigate a chaotic abortion landscape

ATLANTA — The impact was immediate: the moment the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, Robin Marty, the operations director of the West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa, told nurses, desk staff and a doctor on Friday they could no longer provide abortions.

The Guardian - US

Workers at US abortion rights groups seek unions to prepare for post-Roe care

Clinic employees say more staffing and resources will be needed to manage an expected influx of out-of-state patients

Axios

Abortions have been increasing since 2017, new data shows

One in five pregnancies in the U.S. in 2020 ended in an abortion, according to data released Wednesday by the Guttmacher Institute.

Los Angeles Times

US abortion rate rises, reversing three decades of declines

WASHINGTON — Ahead of a historic Supreme Court decision on the fate of Roe v. Wade, the nation recorded its first significant increase in the abortion rate in more than three decades, according to new statistics.

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