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The average number of abortions per month in Connecticut increased slightly from 2023 through the first 11 months of 2024, rising by about 2%.

Meanwhile, the number of abortions provided to out-of-state patients in Connecticut from 2020 to 2023, also increased slightly, from 4% to 6%. Compared to all 37 states without abortion bans, the average proportion of out-of-state patients increased from 9% in 2020 to 16% in 2023.

Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion law, was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2022.

Of all abortions in Connecticut in 2023 and 2024, the percentage who came from New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island — the states where most out-of-state patients come to Connecticut from — remained stable at 5%.

The report does not indicate which states have fewer than 100 patients traveling out-of-state for abortions.

Since 2023, there have been 63 abortion-related legislative actions introduced in Connecticut, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The right to an abortion is protected by law in Connecticut and in nine other states. Other laws protect the privacy of patients seeking abortion.

In 2024, from January to November, the latest month available, there were an estimated 13,830 abortions, an average of 1,257 per month. In 2023, Connecticut recorded a total of 14,790 abortions, with a monthly average of 1,232. The total number of patients who traveled from out of state to Connecticut for an abortion in 2023 is estimated at 840. 

In 2019, there were 11,990 abortions in Connecticut, which dropped to 11,170 in 2020 during the COVID pandemic. However, by 2023, the number had risen to 14,790, a 32% increase from 2020 and a 23.4% increase from 2019. 

In 2023, 72% of abortions in Connecticut were provided via medication. Abortions provided by online-only clinics accounted for an estimated 11% of all abortions in the same year, according to the Monthly Abortion Provision Study from the Guttmacher Institute.

Correction

A previous version of this story included a number of errors. The number of abortions in Connecticut did not increase from 2023 through the first 11 months of 2024. Rather, the average number of abortions per month in 2024, January through November, was higher than the monthly average number of abortions in 2023.

Also, the number of abortions provided to out-of-state patients in Connecticut from 2020 to 2023 increased from 4% to 6%. An earlier version of this story did not clearly state when the increase occurred.

Also, a previous version of this story was unclear about the proportion of people who traveled from out of state to have abortions in Connecticut. About 5% of the total number of abortions in Connecticut in both 2020 and 2023 were received by patients from New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island.

Also, a previous version of this story incorrectly stated that data showing the total number of abortions provided by clinicians in Connecticut was suppressed. The suppression rules only limit identification of states from which fewer than 100 people traveled to any other state for abortions.

Also, a previous version of this story incorrectly reported that abortions provided by online-only clinics accounted for an estimated 11% of procedures in 2023. Online clinics accounted for 11% of all abortions, including mediation abortions, not just procedural abortions.

Renata is the data reporter for CT Mirror. She recently graduated from Columbia University with a master’s degree in data journalism. For her undergraduate studies, she graduated cum laude from Pennsylvania State University with dual bachelor’s degrees in international politics and broadcast journalism, and minors in global security and Middle East studies. Renata has a background in data analysis and programming, with proficiency in Python, QGIS, and HTML, among other tools. She previously interned at the Malala Fund and has reported stories from Scotland, Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Brazil. She speaks four languages and is currently learning a fifth.