Monthly Abortion Provision Study
US Abortion Data Dashboard
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About the study
The Monthly Abortion Provision Study estimates the number of clinician-provided abortions that take place each month in each US state without a total ban. It collects data on procedural and medication abortions provided at brick-and-mortar health facilities (such as clinics or doctor’s offices), as well as medication abortions provided via telehealth and virtual providers in the United States. Abortions are counted as having been provided in the state in which a patient had a procedure or where pills were dispensed.
In addition to median estimates for each month, we provide a range (uncertainty interval) that describes the precision of the estimates: A bigger range means that the estimate is more uncertain for a specific state and month, while a smaller range indicates that the estimate is more precise.
Outflow: Where patients from travel out of state to get abortions
Change in proportion of abortions that are obtained by patients traveling from out of state...
Policy and Data Analysis
What we’re tracking
The Monthly Abortion Provision Study estimates the number of clinician-provided abortions provided in each US state without a total ban for each month since January 2023. It collects data on procedural and medication abortions provided at brick-and-mortar health facilities (such as clinics or doctor’s offices), as well as medication abortions provided via telehealth and virtual providers in the United States. Abortions are counted as having been provided in the state in which a patient had a procedure or where pills were dispensed.
In addition to median estimates for each month, we provide a range (uncertainty interval) that describes the precision of the estimates: A bigger range means that the estimate is more uncertain for a specific state and month, while a smaller range indicates that the estimate is more precise.
To understand shifts in abortion provision over time, the study compares estimates from 2023 to 2020 data from our most recent Abortion Provider Census, which gathers comprehensive data on US national and state-level abortion incidence and care.
How we collect the data
The Monthly Abortion Provision Study leverages an innovative methodology—monthly collection of data from samples of abortion providers— to produce timely estimates of clinician-provided abortions in states without total abortion bans. The primary aim of the study’s design is to meet the need for up-to-date data on the impact of rapidly changing state abortion policies, while minimizing the burden we place on providers. Estimates are generated by a statistical model that combines data collected from monthly samples of providers with historical data on the caseload of every provider in the United States; as more data is collected each month, estimates for past months become more precise.
Acknowledgments
Key staff
The Guttmacher Institute is profoundly grateful to the staff at abortion-providing facilities who supplied data to this study—for their participation in this work, as well as for the care they provide to patients every day. The Institute is also grateful to the fielding team (Mariah Menanno, Lauren Mitchell, Aisiri Murulidhar, Cici Osias and Samira Sackietey), who work tirelessly to collect and check the data on which this study relies.
The Monthly Abortion Provision Study is supported by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development of the National Institutes of Health, under award numbers R61HD112921 and R33HD112921. The content is the sole responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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