US abortion rate holds steady largely due to travel and telehealth availability – report
Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pillsThe abortion rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states – largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in telehealth...
<p>Shift seen away from from traveling to states with legal abortion in favor of telehealth and mail-order pills</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/abortion">abortion</a> rate is holding steady in the US despite total and partial bans in some states – largely because of travel across state lines and a significant increase in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/telehealth">telehealth</a> appointments, a new report says.</p><p>US regulatory officials are weighing changes to the ways mifepristone, an abortion medication, may be dispensed, but they have reportedly pushed their review until after the midterm elections, given the widespread <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/fact-sheet/public-opinion-on-abortion/">support</a> for abortion across the US.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/29/abortion-rates-telehealth">Continue reading...</a>
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