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.
That is what contraceptions is for and countries where contraception and abortions are readily available don’t have 80% lower birth rates than the US.
Lots of people don’t wear condoms. You’re missing the point. If your body had to “approve” the pregnancy, I think most people would not approve it unless they were actively trying.