Tessa Cox

Utah’s 2019 abortion report was published online by the Utah Department of Health in February 2022, showing that abortions decreased in 2019.

Pennsylvania’s 2020 abortion report was published online by the Pennsylvania Department of Health in December 2021. The report shows that abortions increased from the previous year.

New York’s 2019 abortion statistics were published online by the New York State Department of Health in December 2021, showing that abortions performed on New York residents increased from 2018.

In 2020, there were 5,713 abortions reported in Alabama, down five percent from the previous year. However, chemical abortions increased by 20 percent, composing 44 percent of the total.

New York City released 2018 and 2019 abortion statistics in quick succession, showing that abortions declined in 2018 and held steady in 2019, with 49,784 abortions reported in the city in 2019. 2019 marked the first year in the decade that reported abortions did not decline.

There were 4,058 abortions reported in Iowa in 2020, up 14 percent from 2019. Chemical abortions jumped by 34 percent, making up 79 percent of the total in 2020, up from 67 percent in 2019.

In 2020, there were 30,004 abortions reported in North Carolina, an increase of five percent from 2019. There were 25,058 abortions on North Carolina residents, up seven percent from the previous year.

Previous research indicates that an increasing number of women who go to an emergency room for complications following an induced abortion are treated for a miscarriage, meaning their abortion is miscoded or concealed.

Nevada’s 2019 abortion statistics were provided to the Charlotte Lozier Institute by the Nevada Department of Health and Human Services upon request. This most recent report shows that total abortions declined from the previous year, although chemical abortions went up.

New Mexico’s 2019 vital statistics report, which includes the state’s abortion statistics, was published in September 2021. The report indicates that abortions declined from the previous year.