Abortions performed in the United States increased in 2023 by 10% since 2020 to the highest rate and total in more than a decade, according to updated estimates from the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute, drawing skepticism from a pro-life researcher.
The recent Guttmacher Institute data comes from its Monthly Abortion Provision Survey, which is not the same as the Abortion Provision Census the organization conducts every three years.
The organization reports that there were an estimated 1,026,690 abortions in the formal U.S. healthcare system in 2023, up 10% from 2020. Furthermore, the percentage of abortions that were chemical abortions rose from 53% in 2020 to 63% in 2023.
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