{"id":2245606,"date":"2024-05-15T23:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T03:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-have-found-a-loophole-to-get-abortions-despite-state-bans-and-the-numbers-are-getting-worse\/"},"modified":"2024-05-15T23:32:23","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T03:32:23","slug":"women-have-found-a-loophole-to-get-abortions-despite-state-bans-and-the-numbers-are-getting-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/women-have-found-a-loophole-to-get-abortions-despite-state-bans-and-the-numbers-are-getting-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Women are circumventing state abortion bans, with increasing numbers"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwomen-have-found-a-loophole-to-get-abortions-despite-state-bans-and-the-numbers-are-getting-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2245606&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Despite the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade, U.S. abortion rates remain steady, driven \u2063by \u200ctelehealth services and shield laws. The WeCount report\u2064 highlights a concerning rise in \u2062abortions, especially in states \u2062with restrictive laws. While access\u200c to in-person abortion care is scarce \u2063in banned states, challenges to telehealth and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/psychedelic-ketamine-prescriptions-soar-as-treatment-for-pain-depression-anxiety\/\" title=\"Ketamine prescriptions surge for pain, depression, anxiety treatment.\">mail-order services<\/a> loom in the courts. Despite Roe v. Wade being overturned \u2063in 2022, U.S. abortion rates persist \u2064due to telehealth services and shield\u2063 laws. The WeCount report reveals a notable increase in abortions, \u2064particularly in states \u2062with stringent \u2062regulations. Limited access to\u200b in-person\u2062 abortion care in banned states contrasts with\u200c <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitters-x-rebrand-could-face-legal-challenges-over-common-trademark\/\" title=\"Twitter's rebranding as 'X' may encounter legal disputes due to a shared trademark.\">potential legal hurdles<\/a> for\u2063 telehealth and mail-order services.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/%20\"><span>Warner Todd Huston<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 15, 2024 at 6:48pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>Despite the 2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-roe-v-wade-overturned-trump-nominated-justices-help-deliver-biggest-pro-life-win-american-history\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">overturning<\/a> of Roe v. Wade, the number of abortions in the U.S. has not gone down, according to a new report.<\/p>\n<p>The latest data comes from the Society for Family Planning\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/societyfp.org\/research\/wecount\/wecount-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WeCount<\/a> project, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/healthcare\/4662857-abortion-bans-telehealth-driving-increase-survey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Hill<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The rise could be attributable to the recent growth in telemedicine, which reportedly accounted for 19 percent of abortions nationwide from the time of the Supreme Court\u2019s ruling until December, the report said.<\/p>\n<p>The rise occurred even in states that have a near-total ban on abortion.<\/p>\n<p>The study showed that nearly 8,000 people per month obtained abortion pills in states with bans or heavy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-heartbeat-abortion-ban-heads-to-georgia-governors-desk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">restrictions<\/a> from October through December of 2023, due to clinics operating under shield laws.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAccess to medication abortion through telehealth continues to play an ever-increasing role in abortion care nationwide \u2014 even as the Supreme Court weighs the fate of telehealth abortion care,\u201d said WeCount representative <a href=\"https:\/\/societyfp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WeCountRelease_5_14_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ushma Upadhyay<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/14\/health\/abortion-telehealth-shield-laws-wecount-report\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> reported that in the last few months of 2023, nearly one in five abortions were affected, due to shield laws that provided wide access to abortion pills.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration changed access rules during the COVID-19 panic to provide broader access to abortion pills, including mifepristone and misoprostol, which were approved for use by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/doctors-sound-alarm-fda-allows-pharmacies-dispense-dangerous-new-drug\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA<\/a> more than 20 years ago. The drugs have been approved for use through the tenth week of pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>But during the pandemic, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fda-approve-new-drug-help-biden-2024-re-election-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">FDA<\/a> loosened rules. Previously, patients were required to visit a clinic in person. But starting in 2021, the government permitted patients to use remote screening or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-democrats-push-hhs-secretary-to-make-abortion-drugs-cheaper-easier-to-access\/\" title=\"House Democrats Push HHS Secretary To Make Abortion Drugs Cheaper, Easier To Access\">mail-order pharmacies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As The Hill added, by 2023, \u201cproviders in states with shield laws were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opinion-listen-to-more-than-one-professional-opinion\/\" title=\"Opinion: Listen To More Than One \u2018Professional\u2019 Opinion\">prescribing abortion pills<\/a> to an average of 5,800 people a month in states with total abortion bans or six<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-end-of-roe-red-states-prepare-to-enact-abortion-restrictions\/\" title=\"The End of Roe? Red States Prepare To Enact Abortion Restrictions\">-week abortion bans<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WeCount report found that there was an average of 86,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-says-full-term-abortions-allowed-doesnt-want-leave-states\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortions<\/a> per month in 2023, whereas in 2022 there were only 82,000 per month, excluding those provided through shield law telemedicine.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the 15 states with total or six-week abortion bans, #WeCount estimates that more than 180,000 abortions would have likely been obtained via providers in these states since Dobbs, had abortion not been banned,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/societyfp.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/WeCountRelease_5_14_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It said the states with the greatest cumulative declines in abortion volume since the Supreme Court decisions include Texas, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana and Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the overall rise in abortions, WeCount representative still decried the bans in several states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven as the total national number of abortions nationally has increased, we can\u2019t lose sight of the fact that access to in-person abortion care has virtually disappeared in states where abortion is banned,\u201d insisted WeCount co-chair Alison Norris.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe loss of clinic-based care \u2014 which makes up more than 80% of abortion care \u2014 is a devastating loss to access for people across wide swaths of the country,\u201d Norris added.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the eased rules for telehealth and mail-order abortifacients, those outlets could still face restrictions in the courts.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the U.S. Supreme Court heard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/supreme-court-hear-case-devastating-abortion-activists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">arguments<\/a> in a case that could end up putting heavy limits on access to mifepristone.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn recently made that comment to Floyd Brown, founder of The Western Journal. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>And if the leftists and the elites get their way, that\u2019s exactly what will happen \u2014 no real election, no real choice for the Electoral College, and no real say for the American people. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The Western Journal is fighting to keep that from happening, but we can\u2019t do it alone.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We work tirelessly to expose the lying leftist media and the corrupt America-hating elites.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>But Big Tech\u2019s stranglehold is now so tight that <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>without help<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  from you, we will not be able to continue the fight. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>The 2024 election is literally the most important election for every living American. We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-43\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/igcolonel\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-43\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-43\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-43\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-43\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. Follow him on Truth Social at @WarnerToddHuston.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Warner Todd Huston has been writing editorials and news since 2001 but started his writing career penning articles about U.S. history back in the early 1990s. Huston has appeared on Fox News, Fox Business Network, CNN and several local Chicago news programs to discuss the issues of the day. Additionally, he is a regular guest on radio programs from coast to coast. Huston has also been a Breitbart News contributor since 2009. Warner works out of the Chicago area, a place he calls a &#8220;target-rich environment&#8221; for political news. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite Roe v. Wade&#8217;s 2022 overturning, U.S. abortion rates remain steady. 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