Fewer people traveled for abortions as telehealth use rose, report finds

A Guttmacher Institute report found interstate travel for abortions fell from about 170,000 in 2023 to 142,000 in 2025, while telehealth abortion provisions in 13 total-ban states increased from about 72,000 to 91,000.

A report from the Guttmacher Institute found fewer people traveled from states with total abortion bans to obtain abortion care after the 2022 Dobbs decision. The report covers trends from 2023 through 2025. It reports interstate travel for abortions fell from about 170,000 in 2023 to 142,000 in 2025. The report also says clinician-provided abortion numbers remained broadly stable while telehealth use increased. Key data points: - Interstate travel for abortion care declined from roughly 170,000 in 2023 to 154,000 in 2024 and about 142,000 in 2025. - Estimated annual clinician-provided abortions changed by less than 0.2% between 2024 and 2025, at about 1,126,000 in 2025. - Telehealth provisions in the 13 states with total abortion bans rose from about 72,000 to about 91,000. - Massachusetts providers reported 21,407 abortions for residents and 27,836 for non-residents in 2024, with much of the latter delivered by telehealth. - Illinois accounted for roughly 32,000 out-of-state abortions provided in 2025, about a quarter of out-of-state care reported that year. Summary: Guttmacher researchers said the decline in travel aligns with increased clinician-provided telehealth services and cross-state mailing of abortion medications. The report notes telehealth provisions rose in banned states while overall clinician-provided abortion numbers remained near 1,126,000 in 2025. Undetermined at this time.