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Abortions increase nationwide 2017-2020

Associated Press
June 15, 2022

Photo: AP Photo/LM Otero

The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline. That’s according to new figures released Wednesday by a research group that supports abortion rights. This map will be periodically updated. Source: Guttmacher Institute, 2019

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