Abortion restrictions tied to higher rates of intimate partner homicide, says study

For each of the five studied abortion restrictions, risk of intimate partner homicide increased by 3.4% in new study

A new study finds abortion restrictions may be associated with increased rates of intimate partner homicide among reproductive-aged women and girls.

Notably, the study looks at the period before the US supreme court overturned the national right to abortion in 2022, when states could restrict – but not outlaw – abortion. Fourteen states have since banned the procedure.