(The Guardian, Oct, 24, 2023)
The average number of abortions performed each month in the United States rose in the year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade, according to the first full-year count of abortions provided nationwide.
In states with near-total or six-week bans, abortions plummeted. Providers in those states performed 114,590 fewer abortions than they would have if Roe had not been overturned, according to data collected by the research group, WeCount.
At the same time, abortions rose dramatically in the states that still permit the procedure. In total, those states performed 116,790 more abortions than expected.