GITNUXREPORT 2026

Abortion Rights Statistics

A wave of restrictive state laws dramatically reshaped American abortion access post-Roe.

Alexander Schmidt

Research Analyst specializing in technology and digital transformation trends.

First published: Feb 13, 2026

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In 2023, 63% of U.S. women of reproductive age lived in states with abortion bans or restrictions over viability

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From 2020-2023, abortions in ban states dropped 99% post-Dobbs, per Society of Family Planning data

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Telemedicine abortions rose 58% from 2020 to 2023, accounting for 63% of all U.S. abortions by 2024

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In 2023, 1 in 5 abortions (20%) were obtained via self-managed methods outside formal clinics

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Interstate travel for abortion: 171,000 people in first year post-Dobbs (July 2022-June 2023)

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Clinic closures: 32 abortion clinics closed or stopped services post-Dobbs by 2024

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Wait times for abortions in restrictive states averaged 10-14 days longer than in 2020

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By 2024, medication abortion via mail crossed state lines for 40% of patients in ban states

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In 2023, California performed 168,400 abortions, up 16% from 2020, absorbing out-of-state patients

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New York saw 52,000 out-of-state abortion patients in 2023, 25% increase post-Dobbs

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Illinois clinics reported 64,000 abortions for out-of-state residents in 2023

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In states with bans, 25% of patients traveled over 100 miles for care in 2023

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Shield laws in 9 states protected out-of-state abortion seekers by 2024

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FDA mail-order mifepristone prescriptions increased 3-fold post-Dobbs to 2024

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In 2021, 39% of U.S. women aged 15-49 lived below 200% federal poverty level had abortions

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Black women accounted for 39.5% of abortions in 2022 despite being 13% of population

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Hispanic women: 21% of abortions in 2022, rate 15.9 per 1,000 women

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Age 20-24 group had highest abortion rate: 20.1 per 1,000 in 2022

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59% of abortion patients were already mothers in 2021

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75% of patients cite inability to afford child as reason, per 2021 data

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College-educated women: 14% of abortions vs. 51% with high school or less

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Single/never married: 85% of abortion patients in 2021

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In rural areas, 89% of counties lacked abortion clinic in 2024

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LGBTQ+ individuals: 25% higher abortion rates among bisexual women

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Immigrants: 20% of abortion patients undocumented in border states 2023

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Military women: Abortion rate 2x civilian average due to deployments

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Incest cases: 1% of abortions involve rape/incest, per provider reports

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Fetal anomalies: 13% of abortions after diagnosis

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Contraceptive failure: 51% of patients used method at conception (2021)

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Average cost of abortion: $584 in 2021, up 20% since 2014

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Post-Dobbs, travel costs added $1,000+ per patient for 1 in 6 seekers

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Women denied abortions 4x more likely to live in poverty 4 years later, Turnaway Study

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Abortion access reduces child poverty by 2.5% per cohort

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Lifetime earnings loss for denied abortion: $250,000 estimated

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Welfare costs: States with bans see 15% rise in TANF cases 2023-2024

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Globally, 73 million induced abortions annually (WHO 2023 est.)

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In Europe, abortion rate 15.6 per 1,000 women vs. U.S. 11.0 (2022)

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Sub-Saharan Africa: 32% of pregnancies end in unsafe abortion, costing $1.2B GDP loss

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Canada: No gestational limits, rate 10.5 per 1,000, publicly funded

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Mexico City legalized in 2007, abortions dropped 50% due to access

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Poland's near-total ban (2020) led to 26% maternal mortality spike

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Ireland post-2018 legalization: Unsafe abortions fell 90%

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U.K. public opinion: 85% support abortion up to 24 weeks (2023)

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Gallup 2024: 69% of Americans say abortion should be legal in all/most cases

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In 2022, U.S. abortion rate was 11.0 per 1,000 women aged 15-44, down from 14.4 in 2011

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Complications from legal abortions occur in less than 2% of cases, mostly minor, per CDC 2022 data

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Maternal mortality ratio post-abortion is 0.6 per 100,000 procedures vs. 23.8 overall in U.S.

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93% of U.S. abortions in 2022 were via medication (mifepristone/misoprostol), with 0.4% complication rate

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Risk of death from legal abortion is 14 times lower than childbirth (0.41 vs. 8.8 per 100,000)

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In states with bans, ectopic pregnancy misdiagnosis led to 12 maternal deaths 2022-2024

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Post-Dobbs, 64% of OB-GYNs in ban states reported delays in miscarriage care

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Infection rate after surgical abortion is 0.9%, treated with antibiotics, CDC data

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Hemorrhage requiring transfusion occurs in 0.2% of abortions, per 2022 studies

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Mental health: No increased suicide risk post-abortion vs. denied abortion, Turnaway Study

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95% of abortion patients report satisfaction with decision 5 years later

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Clandestine abortions post-bans caused 28 sepsis cases in Texas 2022-2023

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WHO states unsafe abortions cause 13% of maternal deaths globally, 47,000 annually

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In U.S., Black women have abortion rate of 28.6 per 1,000 vs. 6.4 for white women (2022)

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Teens aged 15-19: Abortion rate 8.6 per 1,000 in 2022, down 88% since 1980s

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Repeat abortions: 43% of patients had prior procedure in 2022

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Gestational age: 93% of abortions before 13 weeks in 2023

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As of September 2024, 14 U.S. states have enacted total bans on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest

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Texas's SB8 law, effective September 2021, allows private citizens to sue anyone aiding an abortion after 6 weeks, resulting in over 100 lawsuits filed by mid-2024

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In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban took effect on May 1, 2024, with exceptions only for life-threatening cases, upheld by the state Supreme Court

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Georgia's 2019 heartbeat bill bans abortions after 6 weeks, struck down in 2022 but reinstated by state Supreme Court in 2024

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Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022), 21 states have enacted 21 new abortion restrictions or bans as of 2024

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Oklahoma's total abortion ban, effective August 2022, has no exceptions except to save the mother's life

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Louisiana requires abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges, a rule upheld in 2023 blocking clinic operations

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Missouri's total ban post-Dobbs was enforced from 2022 until a 2024 ballot measure legalized it up to 12 weeks

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Indiana upheld its near-total ban in 2024, prohibiting abortions except for lethal fetal anomalies

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Alabama's 2019 ban was struck down but post-Dobbs total ban enacted with exceptions for rape, incest under 14

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South Dakota voters rejected a total ban repeal in 2024, keeping the post-Roe ban in place

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West Virginia's ban allows exceptions for rape/incest up to 8 weeks with police report

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Arizona briefly enforced a 1864 near-total ban in 2024 before legislature repealed it for 15-week limit

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Idaho's ban has no rape/incest exceptions, leading to midwife prosecutions in 2023

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Kentucky's trigger ban struck down in 2024 by state court, allowing clinics to reopen

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Tennessee's trigger ban upheld in 2024, no exceptions for rape/incest

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In a nation where your zip code dictates your right to choose, the staggering post-Roe landscape is now one of vast and escalating restriction, revealing a profound and unequal crisis of access woven from a complex tapestry of personal hardship, defiant resilience, and startling statistics.

Key Takeaways

As of September 2024, 14 U.S. states have enacted total bans on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest
Texas's SB8 law, effective September 2021, allows private citizens to sue anyone aiding an abortion after 6 weeks, resulting in over 100 lawsuits filed by mid-2024
In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban took effect on May 1, 2024, with exceptions only for life-threatening cases, upheld by the state Supreme Court
In 2023, 63% of U.S. women of reproductive age lived in states with abortion bans or restrictions over viability
From 2020-2023, abortions in ban states dropped 99% post-Dobbs, per Society of Family Planning data
Telemedicine abortions rose 58% from 2020 to 2023, accounting for 63% of all U.S. abortions by 2024
In 2022, U.S. abortion rate was 11.0 per 1,000 women aged 15-44, down from 14.4 in 2011
Complications from legal abortions occur in less than 2% of cases, mostly minor, per CDC 2022 data
Maternal mortality ratio post-abortion is 0.6 per 100,000 procedures vs. 23.8 overall in U.S.
In 2021, 39% of U.S. women aged 15-49 lived below 200% federal poverty level had abortions
Black women accounted for 39.5% of abortions in 2022 despite being 13% of population
Hispanic women: 21% of abortions in 2022, rate 15.9 per 1,000 women
Average cost of abortion: $584 in 2021, up 20% since 2014
Post-Dobbs, travel costs added $1,000+ per patient for 1 in 6 seekers
Women denied abortions 4x more likely to live in poverty 4 years later, Turnaway Study

A wave of restrictive state laws dramatically reshaped American abortion access post-Roe.

Access and Utilization

In 2023, 63% of U.S. women of reproductive age lived in states with abortion bans or restrictions over viability
From 2020-2023, abortions in ban states dropped 99% post-Dobbs, per Society of Family Planning data
Telemedicine abortions rose 58% from 2020 to 2023, accounting for 63% of all U.S. abortions by 2024
In 2023, 1 in 5 abortions (20%) were obtained via self-managed methods outside formal clinics
Interstate travel for abortion: 171,000 people in first year post-Dobbs (July 2022-June 2023)
Clinic closures: 32 abortion clinics closed or stopped services post-Dobbs by 2024
Wait times for abortions in restrictive states averaged 10-14 days longer than in 2020
By 2024, medication abortion via mail crossed state lines for 40% of patients in ban states
In 2023, California performed 168,400 abortions, up 16% from 2020, absorbing out-of-state patients
New York saw 52,000 out-of-state abortion patients in 2023, 25% increase post-Dobbs
Illinois clinics reported 64,000 abortions for out-of-state residents in 2023
In states with bans, 25% of patients traveled over 100 miles for care in 2023
Shield laws in 9 states protected out-of-state abortion seekers by 2024
FDA mail-order mifepristone prescriptions increased 3-fold post-Dobbs to 2024

Access and Utilization Interpretation

In a grim post-Roe shell game, the American right to choose hasn't vanished but has been violently displaced, forcing a desperate and ingenious migration where clinics close in one state only to see their workload bloom in another, as women navigate a new geography of bans, telemedicine, mailed pills, and long, costly journeys to reach what was once a local doctor.

Demographic and Social

In 2021, 39% of U.S. women aged 15-49 lived below 200% federal poverty level had abortions
Black women accounted for 39.5% of abortions in 2022 despite being 13% of population
Hispanic women: 21% of abortions in 2022, rate 15.9 per 1,000 women
Age 20-24 group had highest abortion rate: 20.1 per 1,000 in 2022
59% of abortion patients were already mothers in 2021
75% of patients cite inability to afford child as reason, per 2021 data
College-educated women: 14% of abortions vs. 51% with high school or less
Single/never married: 85% of abortion patients in 2021
In rural areas, 89% of counties lacked abortion clinic in 2024
LGBTQ+ individuals: 25% higher abortion rates among bisexual women
Immigrants: 20% of abortion patients undocumented in border states 2023
Military women: Abortion rate 2x civilian average due to deployments
Incest cases: 1% of abortions involve rape/incest, per provider reports
Fetal anomalies: 13% of abortions after diagnosis
Contraceptive failure: 51% of patients used method at conception (2021)

Demographic and Social Interpretation

The statistics paint a stark portrait of an America where abortion is not a theoretical debate but a desperate, pragmatic solution for real people—overwhelmingly for mothers, the poor, the young, and the marginalized—who are simply trying to survive in a system that fails to support them.

Economic and Global

Average cost of abortion: $584 in 2021, up 20% since 2014
Post-Dobbs, travel costs added $1,000+ per patient for 1 in 6 seekers
Women denied abortions 4x more likely to live in poverty 4 years later, Turnaway Study
Abortion access reduces child poverty by 2.5% per cohort
Lifetime earnings loss for denied abortion: $250,000 estimated
Welfare costs: States with bans see 15% rise in TANF cases 2023-2024
Globally, 73 million induced abortions annually (WHO 2023 est.)
In Europe, abortion rate 15.6 per 1,000 women vs. U.S. 11.0 (2022)
Sub-Saharan Africa: 32% of pregnancies end in unsafe abortion, costing $1.2B GDP loss
Canada: No gestational limits, rate 10.5 per 1,000, publicly funded
Mexico City legalized in 2007, abortions dropped 50% due to access
Poland's near-total ban (2020) led to 26% maternal mortality spike
Ireland post-2018 legalization: Unsafe abortions fell 90%
U.K. public opinion: 85% support abortion up to 24 weeks (2023)
Gallup 2024: 69% of Americans say abortion should be legal in all/most cases

Economic and Global Interpretation

While the moral debate rages abstractly in legislatures, these numbers coldly tally the human cost—a price measured not just in dollars but in constrained lives and economic chains that bind generations.

Health and Safety

In 2022, U.S. abortion rate was 11.0 per 1,000 women aged 15-44, down from 14.4 in 2011
Complications from legal abortions occur in less than 2% of cases, mostly minor, per CDC 2022 data
Maternal mortality ratio post-abortion is 0.6 per 100,000 procedures vs. 23.8 overall in U.S.
93% of U.S. abortions in 2022 were via medication (mifepristone/misoprostol), with 0.4% complication rate
Risk of death from legal abortion is 14 times lower than childbirth (0.41 vs. 8.8 per 100,000)
In states with bans, ectopic pregnancy misdiagnosis led to 12 maternal deaths 2022-2024
Post-Dobbs, 64% of OB-GYNs in ban states reported delays in miscarriage care
Infection rate after surgical abortion is 0.9%, treated with antibiotics, CDC data
Hemorrhage requiring transfusion occurs in 0.2% of abortions, per 2022 studies
Mental health: No increased suicide risk post-abortion vs. denied abortion, Turnaway Study
95% of abortion patients report satisfaction with decision 5 years later
Clandestine abortions post-bans caused 28 sepsis cases in Texas 2022-2023
WHO states unsafe abortions cause 13% of maternal deaths globally, 47,000 annually
In U.S., Black women have abortion rate of 28.6 per 1,000 vs. 6.4 for white women (2022)
Teens aged 15-19: Abortion rate 8.6 per 1,000 in 2022, down 88% since 1980s
Repeat abortions: 43% of patients had prior procedure in 2022
Gestational age: 93% of abortions before 13 weeks in 2023

Health and Safety Interpretation

The statistics reveal that safe, legal abortion is not merely a procedure but a vital pillar of public health, starkly illustrated by the fact that carrying a pregnancy to term is fourteen times more deadly than ending one, while bans do not stop abortions but instead force tragic and preventable outcomes from sepsis to maternal death.

Legal Framework

As of September 2024, 14 U.S. states have enacted total bans on abortion with no exceptions for rape or incest
Texas's SB8 law, effective September 2021, allows private citizens to sue anyone aiding an abortion after 6 weeks, resulting in over 100 lawsuits filed by mid-2024
In Florida, a 6-week abortion ban took effect on May 1, 2024, with exceptions only for life-threatening cases, upheld by the state Supreme Court
Georgia's 2019 heartbeat bill bans abortions after 6 weeks, struck down in 2022 but reinstated by state Supreme Court in 2024
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned in Dobbs v. Jackson (2022), 21 states have enacted 21 new abortion restrictions or bans as of 2024
Oklahoma's total abortion ban, effective August 2022, has no exceptions except to save the mother's life
Louisiana requires abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges, a rule upheld in 2023 blocking clinic operations
Missouri's total ban post-Dobbs was enforced from 2022 until a 2024 ballot measure legalized it up to 12 weeks
Indiana upheld its near-total ban in 2024, prohibiting abortions except for lethal fetal anomalies
Alabama's 2019 ban was struck down but post-Dobbs total ban enacted with exceptions for rape, incest under 14
South Dakota voters rejected a total ban repeal in 2024, keeping the post-Roe ban in place
West Virginia's ban allows exceptions for rape/incest up to 8 weeks with police report
Arizona briefly enforced a 1864 near-total ban in 2024 before legislature repealed it for 15-week limit
Idaho's ban has no rape/incest exceptions, leading to midwife prosecutions in 2023
Kentucky's trigger ban struck down in 2024 by state court, allowing clinics to reopen
Tennessee's trigger ban upheld in 2024, no exceptions for rape/incest

Legal Framework Interpretation

The legal landscape in America has become a grim, state-by-state chess game where a woman's right to choose is increasingly checkmated by laws that prioritize potential life over the lived reality of the pregnant person.

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