Overview

• Twelve states with near-total abortion bans have closed all 57 clinics, leading to a 4.1% drop in oral contraceptive dispensing and shrinking access to reproductive health services.
• A national survey and hospital studies document nearly a 16% increase in long-acting contraception uptake and sterilization procedures since the Dobbs decision.
• Anti-abortion advocates are pushing misinformation that IUDs and emergency contraceptives induce abortion, risking their removal from Affordable Care Act and Medicaid coverage.
• The Guttmacher Institute estimates at least 324,700 people have traveled across state lines for abortion care, aided by a growing network of doctors, drivers, hotline volunteers and pilots.
• States enforcing strict abortion limits have recorded rising infant and maternal mortality rates, underscoring broader public health impacts of post-Dobbs restrictions.