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More than two out of every three abortion facilities in the United States have closed their doors since 1990—but abortion still represents “a dark, bloody, hopeless stain on humanity,” according to a new report released Tuesday.
A total of 667 abortion facilities currently do business in America, according to Operation Rescue’s 2024 annual survey of abortion facilities, three fewer than last year. That represents a sharp decrease from 706 abortion facilities in 2020 and a whopping 69% lower than the 2,176 abortion facilities operating in 1990.
The report from Operation Rescue tracks the ebbs and flows of the U.S. abortion industry.
“There is no doubt that abortion facilities are struggling to survive in this post-Roe environment,” Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said. “As we conduct our extensive investigations, we continue to see evidence that abortion clinics are facing challenges hiring and keeping abortionists.”
As of the publication date, 29 abortion facilities had closed down or stopped committing abortions this year, and another 20 ceased seeing abortion-minded women in person, often choosing to distribute abortion pills.
At the same time, 46 facilities opened or resumed carrying out abortions. Overall, the number of in-person abortion facilities decreased from 670 to 667: a total of 377 surgical abortion facilities and 290 that carry out only chemical abortions.
The dramatic number of abortion facility closures over the past three decades tracks with a decrease in the official number of abortions committed in the United States. Officially, the number of abortions peaked in 1990 with 1,429,247 (according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), or in 1985, with 1,578,800 (according to the Guttmacher Institute).
“After nationwide legalization of abortion in 1973, the total number, rate (number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15-44 years), and ratio (number of abortions per 1,000 live births) of reported abortions increased rapidly, reaching the highest levels in the 1980s, before decreasing at a slow yet steady pace,” the CDC noted in its most recent abortion surveillance.
“During 2006-2008, a break occurred in the previously sustained pattern of decrease[,] although this break was followed in subsequent years by even greater decreases,” the CDC said.
Small increases in the number of abortions took place in 2018 and 2019.
The abortion industry carried out 613,383 recorded abortions in the 48 states and cities that reported those numbers to the CDC during 2022, a decrease of 12,595 from the previous year. --->READ MORE HERE
Post-Roe America: Number of Abortion Clinics Holds Steady, But Wait Times Hit New Low as Virtual Back-Alley Abortion Suppliers Triple in Number
The number of operational brick-and-mortar abortion clinics held somewhat steady in 2024; all things considered. Twenty-nine clinics closed or halted abortions, while 46 clinics opened or resumed abortions. Twenty other clinics no longer see patients in person and were moved into the virtual pill supplier category, resulting in an overall net decrease of three abortion clinics, from 670 in 2023, to 667 in 2024.
This trend of abortion clinics abandoning the concept of meeting with patients in person emphasizes the difficulty abortion facilities are experiencing securing and retaining abortionists. It also draws attention to the allure of mail-order chemical abortion pills for profit-focused abortion centers, made more appealing by easier access and decreased operational costs. This trend also reveals a serious deficiency in the quality of care for pregnant women – the segment of society for which the abortion cartel claims to advocate.
Planned Parenthood, America’s abortion giant, has not only joined this lucrative trend with its new abortion app “PP Direct,” it also now offers gender-subversive drugs through 45 of its 49 affiliates – it also now offers gender-subversive drugsthrough 45 of its 49 affiliates – American tax money at work..
Following the fall of Roe, 14 states remain abortion free in 2024, including: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri**, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, and West Virginia. Four more states have heartbeat protection laws that typically protect unborn babies after 6 weeks gestation: Florida, Georgia, Iowa, and South Carolina.
“There is no doubt that abortion facilities are struggling to survive in this post-Roe environment,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman, “and, as we conduct our extensive investigations, we continue to see evidence that abortion clinics are facing challenges hiring and keeping abortionists.”
“Pro-life laws not only protect unborn children directly, but they also play a key role in appropriately stigmatizing abortion. As pro-life Americans continue to work through every legal method possible to save innocent lives, we can trust that the 2022 overturn of Roe v. Wade is also playing a vital part in changing hearts – not all of them, but many.”
On that note, Operation Rescue celebrates with former abortionist, Dr. Forrest Smith, who recently came to faith in Christ. In 2024, Smith repented after decades of committing abortions and is now calling for an end to the horrific practice.
Newman asserted, “Dr. Forrest and I have been in talks for several years, and I am elated to see him begin his journey of sanctification while becoming involved in the movement to speak up on behalf of innocent children in the womb.” --->READ MORE HERE
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