Abortions provided by clinicians in the US dropped in the first half of 2025, report shows

Abortion access has been in flux over the past three years since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion. Shanna Madison/Chicago Tribune/TNS/Getty Images

The number of abortions provided by clinicians in the United States has declined this year as the effects of new restrictions bear out and it becomes more common to manage an abortion outside the formal health care system, a new report suggests.

Abortion access has been in flux over the past three years since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision revoked the federal right to an abortion.

Abortions increased nationwide in 2023 and in 2024 , despite bans implemented by more than a dozen states and other barriers. But there has been a notable decrease in 2025, according to data published Tuesda