Despite expectations, abortion rates in the United States have surged to their highest levels in a decade following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The country's fertility rate has hit a historic low, showing a stark contrast to anticipated outcomes.
The overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court was expected to decrease abortion rates and increase birth rates. Instead, the opposite occurred: abortion rates increased in 2023 to the highest level in a decade, and the country's fertility rate reached a historic low. More than 1 million abortions were recorded in the U.S. last year, according to the Guttmacher Institute . This trend continued into the beginning of 2024, with no significant changes in abortion rates noted.
Researchers predict that fewer women who want abortions in states with bans are giving birth instead, contrary to initial expectations. The trend is largely attributed to a network of providers who have found ways to prescribe and ship abortion pills around the country through telemedicine, facilitated by FDA actions during the pandemic
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