Abortion Bans Saved the Lives of 13,000 Babies Months After Dobbs

States officially recorded nearly 13,000 fewer abortions in the months after the Supreme Court returned citizens’ ability to protect unborn children, something that pro-life advocates say proves pro-life laws work. Yet the abortion industry carried out more than 600,000 abortions in 2022, including tens of thousands of abortions in the second or third trimester. While no mothers died from illegal abortions, five women died from “safe, legal” abortions in 2022. The data also showed nearly nine ou