AXIOS May 31, 2024
State laws surrounding abortion have been in flux since since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago.
The big picture: The battle over abortion access remains in some states, where anti-abortion and pro-choice advocates are engaged in a tug-of-war over specific legalities and limits of the procedure.
- A six-week ban on the procedure took effect in Florida in May, but abortion rights will be back on ballots in the state this November.
Meanwhile, more than 1 million abortions took place in the U.S. health care system last year. That’s the highest number in more than a decade, per the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.
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