In a ruling over the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case in 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court decided that the U.S. constitution does not confer a right to abortion, therefore allowing states to ban abortion if they choose. One year after this ruling, the overall number of abortions in the United States had actually increased. In states with a ban on abortion, the number of such procedures had decreased, while those states without a ban had seen an increase in abortions. For example, March 2023 saw 19,940 more abortions in states without a ban compared to in April and May 2022, just before the Supreme Court ruling. This statistic shows the estimated change in the number of abortions in the United States per month post-Dobbs (July 2022 to June 2023) compared to pre-Dobbs (April and May 2022), by legal status of abortion.
Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status
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Kaiser Family Foundation. (November 21, 2023). Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status." Chart. November 21, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/
Kaiser Family Foundation. (2023). Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/
Kaiser Family Foundation. "Estimated Change in The Number of Abortions in The U.S. per Month Post-dobbs Compared to Pre-dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by Legal Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/
Kaiser Family Foundation, Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Estimated change in the number of abortions in the U.S. per month post-Dobbs compared to pre-Dobbs from July 2022 to June 2023, by legal status [Graph], Kaiser Family Foundation, November 21, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1446781/change-in-abortions-per-month-us-post-dobbs-compared-to-pre-dobbs/
