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.

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    1103 months ago

    Moronic pro forced birthers didn’t understand that putting a ridiculously low time limit to decide means women will need to make a decision faster instead of having time to think it over.

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      553 months ago

      Nah.

      That isn’t an oversight in their mind. The objective is to ban all forms of abortion. Legally, it’s a form of compromise, but in their view it’s a loophole.

      The next crusade is that already limited window.

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    302 months ago

    If only someone had warned conservatives this would happen…

    Oh wait, this was pointed out multiple times and they chose to ignore it.

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    293 months ago

    I think like 80% of births would go away if people had the choice to become pregnant.

    Hey girl, is this a good time to bake a baby? ( ) Yes (•) No

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        82 months ago

        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.

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      80% of births would go away

      I doubt it would be that high, but if it really did eliminate 80% of births, it’d be pretty catastrophic demographically. The US would have the lowest total fertility rate in the world by a significant amount.

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        162 months ago

        As an American, I can live with that if it means people aren’t forced to give birth when they don’t want to.

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          22 months ago

          Future generations will be able to make whatever demands they want for employment and employers would be forced to comply due to reduced available workforce. Yeah it’ll fuck a lot of other stuff up but it won’t be fucking over the working class.