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Abortion rates stayed stable despite bans, fueled by telemedicine and mail-order pills, prompting new state restrictions and legal battles.
Despite strict abortion bans in 13 states, the number of U.S. abortions remained stable at about 1.1 million in 2024 and 2025, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
Increased use of telemedicine and mail-order abortion pills, particularly mifepristone, has allowed patients in restrictive states to access care without traveling.
Over 91,000 patients in those states received telehealth abortions in 2025.
In response, several states have introduced laws to restrict pill distribution, advertising, or mailing across state lines, while legal challenges to federal rules allowing telehealth prescriptions continue.
Shield laws in more permissive states protect providers offering remote care.
No state has passed laws criminalizing women who seek abortions, though such proposals persist.
Las tasas de aborto se mantuvieron estables a pesar de las prohibiciones, alimentadas por la telemedicina y las píldoras de pedido por correo, lo que provocó nuevas restricciones estatales y batallas legales.