Study finds more people are obtaining abortions but fewer are traveling to other states for it

By GEOFF MULVIHILL, Associated Press
Fewer people crossed state lines to obtain abortions in 2024 than a year earlier, a new survey has found.
The Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights, estimates in a report released Tuesday that the overall number of clinician-provided abortions in states where it’s legal rose by less than 1% from 2023 to 2024.
But the number of people crossing state lines for abortions dropped by about 9%.
The report, based on a mont