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Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022.

Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022.

There were more than 1 million abortions in the US in 2023, the highest rate in more than a decade and a 10% jump from 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. The latest trends also suggest that medication abortion is a more common option than ever.

  • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
    5·
    8 months ago

    80% of births would go away

    I doubt it would be that high, but if it really did eliminate 80% of births, it’d be pretty catastrophic demographically. The US would have the lowest total fertility rate in the world by a significant amount.

    • snooggums@midwest.socialEnglish
      16·
      8 months ago

      As an American, I can live with that if it means people aren’t forced to give birth when they don’t want to.

      • MyNamesNotRobert@lemmynsfw.com
        2·
        8 months ago

        Future generations will be able to make whatever demands they want for employment and employers would be forced to comply due to reduced available workforce. Yeah it’ll fuck a lot of other stuff up but it won’t be fucking over the working class.