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Abortions in the U.S. rose to over 1 million last year, the highest in a decade

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The estimated number of abortions in the United States last year rose to over 1 million , the highest number in a decade .

Fourteen states have enacted abortion bans with few exceptions since the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision in 2022 left policies on abortion to the states.

For many people in the South , Kansas is now the nearest place to get a legal abortion.