California's abortion rate rose to its highest level in a decade, with about 178,400 legal abortions performed in 2023, a 16% increase from 2020, attributed to improved access and individuals from states with abortion bans seeking care.
The increase in California's abortion rate follows decades of decline, rebounding after the 2017 decrease and escalating post the 2022 Supreme Court decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion.
States like California and others passed laws to protect abortion rights in contrast to 13 states with full abortion bans and others with partial bans, leading to individuals from state bans traveling for abortions to neighbor states like California.
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