Clinic-provided abortions rose slightly in 2024 while the number of women crossing state lines to get an abortion decreased slightly from 2023, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.

Overall, there were 1,038,100 abortions performed in states without abortion bans last year, an increase of less than 1% over 2023, Guttmacher reported.

Florida and South Carolina reported sharp decreases in abortions in the wake of six-week abortion bans that went into effect in 2024. Meanwhile, Wisconsin, Arizona, California, Kansas, Ohio, and Virginia recorded sharp increases, according to Guttmacher.

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