Overview
- Massachusetts recorded 49,450 abortions in 2024, a 103% jump from 24,355 in 2023, according to state data.
- Telehealth accounted for 30,900 abortions in 2024, about 62% of the total, up from 5,745 the prior year.
- Out-of-state patients numbered 27,836 in 2024, exceeding the 21,407 Massachusetts residents who obtained abortions.
- The Massachusetts Medication Abortion Access Project reported about 11,000 patients in 2024, 25,000 in 2025, and projects up to 40,000 in 2026.
- Researchers report cross-state travel for abortion has more than doubled since Dobbs, 13 states now have total bans, and roughly one-quarter of U.S. abortions in 2024 were provided via telehealth.