--- title: Abortions Drop 96% in Strictest States Since the End of Roe description: Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, there were 5,377 fewer abortions on average per month, according to a new report. canonical: https://time.com/6270530/abortion-rates-post-roe/ author: TIME article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2023-04-11T17:00:14.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-19T07:15:01.018Z article:section: Health og:title: Legal Abortions Down by 96% in States With Most Restrictions Since the End of Roe og:description: According to a new report from the Society of Family Planning og:url: https://time.com/6270530/abortion-rates-post-roe/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt505d5410294a5d79/698a3be6096a943adb6ada75/pro-and-anti-abortion-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Women's March rally in Washington og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Legal Abortions Down by 96% in States With Most Restrictions Since the End of Roe twitter:description: According to a new report from the Society of Family Planning twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt505d5410294a5d79/698a3be6096a943adb6ada75/pro-and-anti-abortion-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Legal Abortions Down by 96% in States With Most Restrictions Since the End of Roe > Sponsored content. 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Kacsmaryk’s decision ordering a hold on federal approval of mifepristone overruled decades of scientific approval._ by [Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg Contributor Apr 11, 2023 5:00 PM UTC There is uncertainty about access to the most commonly used method of abortion in the United States following two separate and conflicting court rulings in Texas and Washington over the legality of mifepristone. Kacsmaryk’s decision ordering a hold on federal approval of mifepristone overruled decades of scientific approval. by [Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg](https://time.com/author/bloomberg/) ## Kelsey Butler/Bloomberg Contributor Apr 11, 2023 5:00 PM UTC In the six months since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, there were 5,377 fewer abortions on average per month, according to a new report. The average number of terminations from July through December was 77,073, a 7% drop from the average in April and May, according to a Tuesday [report](https://www.societyfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/WeCountReport%5FApril2023Release.pdf) from the Society of Family Planning. In the states with the strictest restrictions—Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin—there were 265 abortions per month on average from July to December. That’s a 96% drop from April and May. National abortion figures have not returned to levels seen immediately before the June decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case, which did away with the constitutional protections for abortion. The average American now lives 275 miles [further from an abortion facility](https://time.com/6185519/abortion-clinics-travel-state-borders/) than before the decision, with Black, Indigenous and other people of color experiencing the largest increases in travel time. Patients are increasingly relying on telehealth services for abortion care. In April, virtual care accounted for 4% of all abortions; by December it was 11%, according to the report. A [legal battle over mifepristone](https://time.com/6270258/texas-abortion-pill-ruling-mifepristone/), also known as the abortion pill, is putting the future of telehealth at risk. Two conflicting rulings over the legality and availability of [the drug](https://www.fda.gov/drugs/postmarket-drug-safety-information-patients-and-providers/information-about-mifepristone-medical-termination-pregnancy-through-ten-weeks-gestation), which is used in medication abortions, mean an appeals court will have to intervene and the fight over the drug will likely end up before the Supreme Court. ## Transcript Once again, today the president has called on republicans in Congress to work together with Democrats, to take action over the weekend. A single Court. In Texas has taken the dangerous steps of rejecting FDA, scientific approval of me for Prestone, a medication that has been on the market for more than 20 years and is used safely in more than 60 countries, providing Critical Care for Women. This court decision threatens access to to this medication which is used not only for abortion, but also for other critical person purposes like helping women manage miscarriages. If the decision stands, it will put Women's Health at risk and undermined, the fda's ability to ensure patients have access to safe and effective medications, when they need them. 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