The latest report from the WeCount project of the Society of Family Planning, which supports abortion access, was released a day before the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and ended nearly 50 years of legal abortion nationally for most of pregnancy.

By the end of 2024, that figure had skyrocketed to 1 in 4. Much of this growth occurred after Democratic-led states enacted “shield laws” designed to protect healthcare providers who prescribe abortion pills remotely to patients in states where abortion is restricted or banned.

The number of abortions in the United States grew to 1.14 million last year — driven in part by access to abortion pills via telemedicine, a new report says.