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In 2023, 63% of all abortions were by medications, an increase from 53% in 2020. The study also noted that those seeking abortions are also able to seek financial assistance to help cover the cost.
Nearly 19,500 abortions occurred in 2023, up from 12,319 in 2022, according to statistics published Friday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The number represents a 58% increase ...
Abortion statistics are commonly presented as the number of abortions, the abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44), and the abortion ratio. The Guttmacher Institute defines the abortion ratio as the number of abortions per 100 pregnancies ending in an abortion or a live birth, excluding miscarriages, [ 1 ] and the ...
More than 1 million abortions occurred in 2023, a new report found. The rise was driven by medication abortions. Abortion rates in the U.S. at their highest in a decade, finds new report.
This color-coded map illustrates the current legal status of elective-specific abortion procedures in each of the individual states, U.S. territories, and federal district. [a] A colored border indicates a more stringent restriction or ban that is blocked by legal injunction.
Kansas lawmakers approved sweeping anti-abortion legislation (HB 2253) on April 6, 2013, [76] that says life begins at fertilization, forbids abortion based on "gender", and bans Planned Parenthood from providing sex education in schools. [77]
The new clinic, just across the state line in Pittsburg, expects to serve patients in Missouri and other states.
In 2014, there were 33 abortion clinics in the state. [17] In 2014, 64% of the counties in the state did not have an abortion clinic. That year, 15% of women in the state aged 15–44 lived in a county without an abortion clinic. [10] In March 2016, there were 35 Planned Parenthood clinics in the state. [18]