The Impact of the Dobbs Ruling on Abortion Rates

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After the Dobbs ruling, some states and stated near complete bans. And in such states where abortions are banned after six weeks or where such bans are working their way through the legal system, abortions actually fell by 63% after Dobbs. This happened even in states that had restrictions around abortion even before Dobbs.

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