The use of medication abortion in the U.S. jumped from 53 percent of all abortions in 2020 to 63 percent in 2023.
The Supreme Court reenters the abortion debate this month and is scheduled to hear oral arguments on how patients can access mifepristone. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty ImagesMedication abortions in the U.S. jumped 10 percent in the first full year after the Supreme Court overturnedThe use of medication abortion in the U.S. jumped from making up 53 percent of all abortions in 2020 to 63 percent in 2023,, a reproductive rights research and advocacy group.
The sharpest increases were seen in states bordering ban states, where abortions increased by 37 percent from 2020 to 2023. Fourteen states have a ban on abortions at any point in pregnancy, with a few exceptions in cases of rape or incest. The data comes as the Supreme Court reenters the abortion debate this month and is scheduled to hear oral arguments on how patients can access mifepristone, the commonly used abortion pill, on March 26. Mifepristone is used in combination with another pill, misoprostol, in a majority of abortions nationwide. It is approved for use up to around 10 weeks of pregnancy.
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