Guttmacher Revises Abortion Numbers for Recent Years, Revealing More Lives Lost, by Carole Novielli

Abortion numbers are increasing, nearing levels we have not seen in the U.S. since 2011 — and recently revised statistics from the Guttmacher Institute reveal they’re increasing more than we were originally told.

We now end the lives of nearly 3,000 preborn babies by abortion every day in America, but that death toll is likely far greater, given the large numbers of uncounted chemical abortions happening across the country, even in pro-life states.

Key Takeaways:

• Updated Guttmacher numbers reveal a 13% increase in abortions from 2020 to 2024.

• Original estimates issued by the pro-abortion group have been revised for 2023 and 2024, revealing more abortions than previously published. Using those updated numbers, we estimate nearly 65 million abortions took place from 1973 to mid-2025.

• After the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Guttmacher changed its reporting methodology and began to publish less accurate estimates on a monthly basis which are frequently revised.

• The group bemoaned the various ways that the Trump administration has scaled back the way the government has propped up the abortion industry and its cohorts for years. …