Tessa Cox

Vermont’s 2019 abortion statistics were published online as part of the state’s full vital statistics report in July 2021. The report is available on the website of the Vermont Department of Health.

There were just 125 abortions reported in South Dakota in 2020, a drop of 70 percent from 2019 and a record low in the state. Chemical abortions fell by 65 percent, making up 39 percent of all abortions in the state.

In 2020, there were 7,756 abortions reported in Indiana, up not quite two percent from the previous year. Chemical abortions jumped by 27 percent, making up over half of all abortions occurring in Indiana in 2020.

In 2020, there were 1,001 abortions reported in West Virginia, a drop of 15 percent from the previous year. This followed a drop of 22 percent between 2018 and 2019.

Tennessee’s 2019 abortion statistics, published in June 2021 by the Tennessee Department of Health, indicate that Tennessee abortions declined from 2018.

South Carolina’s 2020 abortion report was published in June 2021, and a corrected report with an updated abortion total was released in August 2021. The report reveals that abortions increased from 2019.

Delaware’s 2019 abortion report was published online in June 2021 by the Delaware Department of Health and Human Services. The report shows that abortions increased from 2018.

Wyoming’s 2020 abortion report, published online in June 2021, shows that the majority of Wyoming abortions are chemical.

As a dangerous drug, mifepristone has been subject to regulations put in place by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2000.[1] Under these regulations, called a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS), mifepristone may only be dispensed in person by certain qualified medical providers.

In 2020, there were 29,669 abortions reported in Michigan, up nearly nine percent from the previous year and the highest total reported since 1996.