Little Change in Post-Roe Abortions

CDC stats belie the MSM narrative that the overturning of Roe v Wade & returning accessibility for abortions to the states was going to upend women’s choice since abortions nationally have declined only slightly. From 622K in 2021 to 609K in 2022.

Put another way and according to new surveillance data from the government, the recent Fox News story noted, “abortions declined by just 2% in 2022 compared to 2021… This, as [13] Republican-led states have enacted [full] abortion bans with some exceptions such as medical emergencies after the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling.” In fact, “Most of the abortions were reported before nine weeks of pregnancy [as still allowed by most state laws] and more than 70% were early medication abortions, which was similar to the numbers before Roe v Wade was overturned.”

On the other hand and contrary to pro-life hopes, “More than 6% of abortions happened between 14 and 20 weeks of pregnancy while about 1% were done either at or after 21 weeks of pregnancy per the CDC.

Davd Soul