A wave of abortion pills abroad has eased the effects of state abortion bans
New data suggests that abortion has declined by about 2% in the United States since the end of Roe, representing people who have crossed state lines or ordered pills online.
As states have banned or restricted abortion this summer, the number of American women ordering abortion pills overseas has increased dramatically, enough to offset the major part of the decline in legal abortions.
Overall, abortion in the United States was down about 2% in the first full two months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, representing women who traveled to states where he stayed legal or ordered pills overseas, according to a New York Times analysis of data from two studies published this week.
Estimates of abortions in the United States
Supreme Court
Roe versus Wade
draft leaked
reversed
Abroad
abortion pills
100,000
80,000
New data suggests that abortion has declined by about 2% in the United States since the end of Roe, representing people who have crossed state lines or ordered pills online.
As states have banned or restricted abortion this summer, the number of American women ordering abortion pills overseas has increased dramatically, enough to offset the major part of the decline in legal abortions.
Overall, abortion in the United States was down about 2% in the first full two months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, representing women who traveled to states where he stayed legal or ordered pills overseas, according to a New York Times analysis of data from two studies published this week.
Estimates of abortions in the United States
Supreme Court
Roe versus Wade
draft leaked
reversed
Abroad
abortion pills
100,000
80,000
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