Abortion in the United States

===Number of abortions===
The annual number of legal induced abortions in the U.S. doubled between 1973 and 1979, and peaked in 1990. There was a slow but steady decline throughout the 1990s. Overall, the number of annual abortions decreased by 6% between 2000 and 2009, with temporary spikes in 2002 and 2006.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Elam-Evans|first=Laurie D.|title=Abortion Surveillance – United States, 2000|journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Surveillance Summaries |location=Washington, D.C. |volume=52|issue=12|pages=1–32|url=https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5212a1.htm|publisher=Center for Disease Control|access-date=October 2, 2013|pmid=14647014|year=2003}}</ref>

By 2011, abortion rate in the nation dropped to its lowest point since the Supreme Court legalized the procedure. According to a study performed by Guttmacher Institute, long-acting contraceptive methods had a significant impact in reducing unwanted pregnancies. There were fewer than 17 abortions for every 1,000 women of child-bearing age. That was a 13%-decrease from 2008's numbers and slightly higher than the rate in 1973, when the Supreme Court's ''Roe v. Wade'' decision legalized abortion.<ref name=Somashekhar>{{cite news|last=Somashekhar|first=Sandhya|title=Study: Abortion rate at lowest point since 1973|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/study-abortion-rate-at-lowest-point-since-1973/2014/02/02/8dea007c-8a9b-11e3-833c-33098f9e5267_story.html|access-date=February 3, 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=February 2, 2014}}</ref> The study indicated a long-term decline in the abortion rate.<ref name=Moon>{{cite news|last=Moon|first=Angela|title=U.S. abortion rate hits lowest level since 1973: study|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-abortionrate-decline-idUSBREA110NV20140202|access-date=February 3, 2014|newspaper=Reuters|date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Bassett>{{cite web|last=Bassett|first=Laura|title=U.S. Abortion Rate Hits Lowest Point Since 1973|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/02/abortion-rate-_n_4704986.html|access-date=February 3, 2014|website=The Huffington Post|date=February 2, 2014}}</ref><ref name=Jayson>{{cite news|last=Jayson|first=Sharon|title=Abortion rate at lowest level since 1973|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/02/02/abortion-recession-medication/5087945/|access-date=February 3, 2014|newspaper=USA Today|date=February 2, 2014}}</ref>

In 2016, the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] (CDC) reported 623,471 abortions, a 2% decrease from 636,902 in 2015.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last1=Jatlaoui|first1=TC|last2=Eckhaus|first2=L|last3=Mandel|first3=MG|last4=Nguyen|first4=A|last5=Oduyebo|first5=T|last6=Petersen|first6=Emily|last7=Whiteman|first7=MK|date=November 29, 2019|title=Abortion Surveillance – United States, 2016|journal=MMWR. Surveillance Summaries|volume=68|issue=11|pages=1–41|doi=10.15585/mmwr.ss6811a1|pmid=31774741|issn=1546-0738|doi-access=free|pmc=6289084}}</ref>

During the first six months of 2023 (following ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization|Dobbs]]'' in 2022), the numbers of abortions in certain U.S. states changed dramatically compared to the same time period in 2020, according to the Guttmacher Institute. Abortions tripled in New Mexico and Wyoming and more than doubled in South Carolina and Kansas. For 13 states that had banned abortion, the Guttmacher Institute had no 2023 data to make the comparison.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-09-07 |title=Map: How the number of abortions has changed, state by state |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/abortion-trends-by-state-map-2023-rcna103430 |access-date=2023-09-07 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>