In the 100 days since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, 66 abortion clinics across 15 states have closed, according to an abortion-rights advocacy group.
Before the June 24 ruling, 79 clinics provided abortions in those states. As of Oct. 2, the number was 13, says the
. And those 13 are all in Georgia. The other states have no abortion providers, although some of their clinics still offer other services.The 14 states where abortion is currently unavailable accounted for 125,780 abortions in 2020, the institute said. Another 41,620 were performed in Georgia in 2020.
“Much more research will need to be conducted to grasp the full extent of the chaos, confusion and harm that the U.S. Supreme Court has unleashed on people needing abortions, but the picture that is starting to emerge should alarm anyone who supports reproductive freedom and the right to bodily autonomy,” the institute said.
In several states, access is under threat because bans were put on hold only temporarily by court injunctions. These include Indiana, Ohio, and South Carolina, the analysis found.Guttmacher Institute: “100 Days Post-Roe: At Least 66 Clinics Across 15 US States Have Stopped Offering Abortion Care.”© 2022 WebMD, LLC. All rights reserved.
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