The number of abortions performed in Ohio dropped from 1,950 in April to 680 in August, according to a report sponsored by The Society of Family Planning.
. The number of abortions performed in Ohio dropped from 1,950 in April − before the U.S. Supreme Court ruling on June 24 − to 680 in August, the report found.
Nearly 22,000 fewer abortions were performed in states, such as Ohio, with limits on the procedure over the summer. Those numbers were partially offset by an increase of more than 11,000 abortions in other states.Ohio had one of the largest declines among states that retained any abortion access. The numbers confirm what Ohio abortion clinics already knew anecdotally. Dr. Sharon Liner, medical director for, estimated that 60% of clients were turned away after their initial ultrasounds, according to a court affidavit.
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