https://www.kansascity.com/news/state/kansas/article297065434.html
The number of Kansas abortions surged to the highest point ever last year, the first full year after the U.S. Supreme Court ended the federal right to terminate a pregnancy.
Nearly 19,500 abortions occurred in 2023, up from 12,319 in 2022, according to statistics published Friday by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. The number represents a 63% increase from one year to the next.
Most individuals who obtained abortions lived out of state, a sign of Kansas’ prominent role in providing regional abortion access since the Supreme Court’s decision in June 2022 that allowed several nearby states, including Missouri, to ban the procedure.