The number of abortions in the U.S. continued to climb in 2024, driven in part by a dramatic increase in telemedicine access, especially in states that have enacted near-total bans on the procedure, according to a new report.
One in four abortions at the end of 2024 were reportedly conducted using abortion pills mailed to patients, compared to just 7% at the end of 2022, a new report by the Society of Family Planning found. Nearly half of those mail-order abortions were prescribed to women living in areas with abortion restrictions by doctors operating out of so-called “shield law” states such as New York and Massachusetts.
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