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Last month, Guttmacher—one of the organizations tracking abortion numbers in the United States—released its complete 2025 report. The paper was consistent with previous findings: Abortion rates have increased nationwide since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

This finding is consistent with the #WeCount data from the Society for Family Planning, the other organization tracking U.S. abortions. In fact, the SFP numbers get even more granular, showing that when one accounts for abortion travel and mailed medication abortion, abortion rates have increased in all but two states that have banned abortion.

Though overall rates have increased, there is one type of abortion that has become more difficult to access than ever before: abortions for medical reasons. Since Dobbs, horror stories of women dying, nearly dying, or birthing dying children have been reported on a regular basis in states with abortion bans. We know that these bans are increasing maternal mortality and morbidity, and at least six women have already died because of them.

In short, the only abortions that bans seem to be stopping are those that are medically indicated.

Though people predicted a massive........

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