As Floridians resolve Tuesday whether or not to enshrine abortion rights within the state structure, the variety of abortions reported through the first 10 months of 2024 decreased 18.7 p.c from the identical interval in 2023, in keeping with new state information.
Information from the state Company for Well being Care Administration confirmed that 52,753 abortions had been reported this 12 months as of Thursday, in comparison with 64,918 final 12 months.
The decline comes after a regulation largely stopping abortions after six weeks of being pregnant got here into impact on Might 1.
The report and information collected in November 2023 by the Information Service of Florida present that abortions have decreased this 12 months in counties throughout the state.
Moreover, the variety of out-of-state residents who had abortions in Florida decreased from 5,898 through the first 10 months of 2023 to three,500 this 12 months.
Lorida voters will resolve Tuesday whether or not to approve Modification four, which says, partially, that no “regulation shall prohibit, penalize, delay or prohibit abortion earlier than viability or when vital to guard the well being of the affected person, as decide the affected person's well being care supplier. “