Over 1M abortions took place in US last year; telehealth abortions fuel increase: report

June 19, 2026

A new report released by the Society of Family Planning’s #WeCount project show a slight increase in abortions and highlight how telehealth abortions are undermining state abortion restrictions in the post-Dobbs era.

The Christian Post reports that the #WeCount project report published earlier this month estimated that 1.13 million abortions took place across the United States in 2025.

According to the Society of Family Planning (SFP) research the number of abortions in 2025 was slightly higher than it was in 2024.

The report found that while the in-person abortion volume appeared to fluctuate from month to month, with monthly numbers in 2025 being lower than in 2024, the number of telehealth abortions has increased.

According to the Christian Post, telehealth abortions grew from 5% of all abortions in April 2022 to 29% in December 2025. In comparison, 13% of abortions were done via telehealth in 2023, and 22% were done by telehealth in 2024.

More than 300,000 abortions were provided via telehealth, according to the report, which found that, overall, 28% of abortions took place via telehealth. 

Michael New, a senior associate scholar at the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute and an assistant professor of social research at The Catholic University in Washington, told the Christian Post that that telehealth abortions are playing “a large role in this abortion increase.”

New added, “Overall, this #WeCount report provides evidence that stopping telehealth abortions needs to be a top priority for pro-lifers. A recent Lozier Institute report shows that these telehealth abortions are largely unregulated.”

According to the data released by the Guttmacher Institute, an estimated 1,126,000 abortions were performed in the U.S. last year, a slight increase from the estimated 1,124,000 conducted in 2024.

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