Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022.
There were more than 1 million abortions in the US in 2023, the highest rate in more than a decade and a 10% jump from 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. The latest trends also suggest that medication abortion is a more common option than ever.
I doubt it would be that high, but if it really did eliminate 80% of births, it’d be pretty catastrophic demographically. The US would have the lowest total fertility rate in the world by a significant amount.
As an American, I can live with that if it means people aren’t forced to give birth when they don’t want to.
Real “Oh no, anyways…” moment