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submitted 9 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Abortions are on the rise in the United States, despite bans that have taken effect in more than a dozen states since the US Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision that revoked the federal right to abortion in June 2022.

There were more than 1 million abortions in the US in 2023, the highest rate in more than a decade and a 10% jump from 2020, according to a report released Tuesday by the Guttmacher Institute, a research and policy organization focused on sexual and reproductive health that supports abortion rights. The latest trends also suggest that medication abortion is a more common option than ever.

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[-] snooggums@midwest.social 110 points 9 months ago

Moronic pro forced birthers didn't understand that putting a ridiculously low time limit to decide means women will need to make a decision faster instead of having time to think it over.

[-] Wooster@startrek.website 55 points 9 months ago

Nah.

That isn’t an oversight in their mind. The objective is to ban all forms of abortion. Legally, it’s a form of compromise, but in their view it’s a loophole.

The next crusade is that already limited window.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 8 points 9 months ago

But they'll make this into an argument to ban abortion medication.

[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 30 points 9 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If only someone had warned politicians this would happen...

Oh wait, this was pointed out multiple times and they chose to ignore it.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 29 points 9 months ago

I think like 80% of births would go away if people had the choice to become pregnant.

Hey girl, is this a good time to bake a baby? ( ) Yes (•) No

[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 12 points 9 months ago

That is what contraceptions is for and countries where contraception and abortions are readily available don't have 80% lower birth rates than the US.

[-] tsonfeir@lemm.ee 8 points 9 months ago

Lots of people don’t wear condoms. You’re missing the point. If your body had to “approve” the pregnancy, I think most people would not approve it unless they were actively trying.

[-] tal@lemmy.today 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

80% of births would go away

I doubt it would be that high, but if it really did eliminate 80% of births, it'd be pretty catastrophic demographically. The US would have the lowest total fertility rate in the world by a significant amount.

[-] snooggums@midwest.social 16 points 9 months ago

As an American, I can live with that if it means people aren't forced to give birth when they don't want to.

[-] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Real "Oh no, anyways..." moment

[-] MyNamesNotRobert@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 9 months ago

Future generations will be able to make whatever demands they want for employment and employers would be forced to comply due to reduced available workforce. Yeah it'll fuck a lot of other stuff up but it won't be fucking over the working class.

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