US abortion rates stable even as states that restrict procedure see steep decline

States next to other states with total ban have seen largest increase in rates, while US telehealth abortion rates also grew

Abortions have dramatically declined in the 14 states that have criminalized the health procedure since the supreme court overturned Roe v Wade in 2022, with thousands of women traveling out of state for reproductive care, new figures reveal.

Overall, the total number of abortions carried out with medical supervision in the US remained consistent at about 80,000 a month between June 2022 and September 2023 – but where and how patients access this urgent medical care has changed, according to #WeCount, a research initiative measuring the impact of the supreme court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, which allowed states to ban abortion at any point in pregnancy.