New CDC report shows what happened to the abortion rate after Roe was overturned
Abortion rights win in 7 states, lose in 3
Voters in Missouri cleared the way to undo one of the nation’s most restrictive abortion bans in one of seven victories for abortion rights advocates, while Florida, Nebraska and South Dakota defeated similar constitutional amendments, leaving bans in place Abortion rights amendments also passed in Arizona, Colorado, Maryland and Montana. Nevada voters also approved an amendment, but they’ll need to pass it again it 2026 for it to take effect. Madeline Summerville, attorney and political analyst, joined LiveNOW from FOX to discuss.
The number of abortions in the U.S. only slightly dropped in 2022, the year the Supreme Court overturned Roe. v. Wade, returning the power to make laws on abortion access back to the states.
Abortions declined by just 2% in 2022 compared to 2021, according to new surveillance data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The abortion rate also dipped by 3% and the abortion ratio decreased by 2%.
The total dropped from about 622,000 abortions in 2021 to 609,000 in 2022, the data revealed.
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Anit-abortion activists hold signs outside the US Supreme Court after the overturning of Roe Vs. Wade, in Washington, D.C., on June 24, 2022. (Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images)
The data comes as Republican-led states have enacted abortion bans with some exceptions such as medical emergencies after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling.
Most of the abortions were reported before nine weeks of pregnancy and more than 70% were early medication abortions, which was similar to the numbers from before Roe v. Wade was overturned, according to the data.
This, as Republican-led states have enacted abortion bans with some exceptions such as medical emergencies after the Supreme Court's 2022 ruling.
Most of the abortions were reported before nine weeks of pregnancy and more than 70% were early medication abortions, which was similar to the numbers from before Roe v. Wade was overturned, according to the data.
The report also said that nearly 60% of the women who had abortions had also given birth before, the data revealed.
The CDC data includes numbers from 47 areas of the U.S. that have published data from 2013 until 2022.