More women in USA have turned to pills to abort in the last year despite the efforts of states with Republican governments to limit access, according to a study released this Tuesday.
The Guttmacher Institute, an organization that analyzes the abortion situation, indicated that the 63% of all abortions last year were the result of pill use, compared to a 53% In 2020, a 39% in 2017 and a 17% in 2008.
The organization estimated that in 2023 there were approximately 642,700 abortions with the use of the compound called Mifepristone.
In June 2022, the Supreme Court overturned its 1973 ruling that had legalized abortion nationwide, and since then, dozens of Republican-led states have enacted laws restricting or prohibiting the surgical procedure.
Now, the Guttmacher Institute warned, “Unfortunately, advances in access and use of medical abortion are in danger.”
On March 26, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that could threaten access to abortion with the use of mifepristone. The plaintiffs allege that the drug is unsafe and causes harm to women’s health, despite the fact that the pill was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) more than two decades ago.
“For many women, medication abortion is more accessible than an abortion procedure”Guttmacher said. “In 2021, the year for which the most recent data is available, the 40% Of the clinics that provided abortion, they only offered medication abortion.”
On the other hand, the report continued, since 2022 there has been an increase in patients in clinics located in states where abortion remains accessible.
“He 16% of abortion patients traveled to another state to obtain an abortion in 2023 and there has been increasing demand for providers in states neighboring one of the 14 states where abortion is banned outright.”he added.
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Source: Gestion
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