Updated #WeCount Data Released

The Society of Family Planning released its next installment of #WeCount data. #WeCount measures "monthly abortion utilization, nationally and by state."  Its findings are excerpted below. The full report is available here. 

• Abortion volume was higher in 2024 than it was in 2023 or 2022, as captured by #WeCount. Abortion volume continues to vary modestly month-to-month, consistent with prior #WeCount findings (Table 1-2022, 1-2023, and 1-2024).
• For the first time since #WeCount began, the national monthly total number of abortions has exceeded 100,000. In the three most recent months of data collection, January 2024 to March 2024, we observed between 94,670 and 102,350 abortions per month, with a monthly average of 98,990 (Figure 1).
• Analysis of monthly abortion volume in the US from April 2022 through March 2024 (Figure 2) illustrates both the seasonality of abortion provision and increases throughout 2023 and 2024. Part of the increase, starting in July 2023, is due to the provision of abortions under shield laws. These abortions may have previously occurred outside the formal healthcare system prior to the use of shield laws.
• Even excluding abortions provided under shield laws, we still observe more abortions per month in January-March 2024 (monthly average of 89,770 abortions) as compared to the same period January-March 2023 (monthly average of 86,967 abortions), a 3% increase.
• This increase in the national totals appears to be driven by the increase in telehealth abortions. Excluding abortions provided under shield laws and by brick-and-mortar Page 3 of 34 clinics (as collection of these data by #WeCount began in July of 2023), the national monthly number of telehealth abortions in January-March 2024 is 28% higher than the national monthly number of telehealth abortions in January-March 2023. The national monthly number of in-person abortions in January-March 2024 is about the same (1% lower) than the national monthly number of in-person abortions in January-March 2023.