In year since Roe fell, Georgia sees thousands of fewer abortions in state

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June 23rd, 2023

Since the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, 23 states have tried to implement a complete ban or a pre-viability ban. In 6 states, these laws are currently blocked by courts. The 23 states are: AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WI, and WY. (SOURCE: KFF analysis of state policies and court decisions, as of June 20, 2023) https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/dashboard/abortion-in-the-u-s-dashboard/
Since the Dobbs decision overturning Roe v. Wade, 23 states have tried to implement a complete ban or a pre-viability ban. In 6 states, these laws are currently blocked by courts. The 23 states are: AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KY, LA, MS, MO, ND, OH, OK, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV, WI, and WY. (SOURCE: KFF analysis of state policies and court decisions )

Atlanta groups that support access to abortion are marking this weekend’s one-year anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade, the ruling that ended abortion protections and opened the door to states enacting restrictions, including in Georgia.

Georgia’s House Bill 481 took effect last July, banning abortions after roughly six weeks of pregnancy before many women know they are pregnant. The gestational cutoff also means Georgia clinics that provide the procedure or medication abortion have turned away more patients than ever over the last year. 

A new report from the Society of Family Planning, an advocacy group that supports access to abortion, compared the number of abortions in the U.S. in the months after Roe fell to the period before. 

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