A High Number of Abortion Restrictions Were Introduced in 2012
Second-highest number of abortion restrictions in one year since 1985
States passed 43 abortion restrictions in 2012. That's the second-highest number of abortion restrictions in one year since the Guttmacher Institute began counting in 1985.
The only year with more abortion restrictions was 2011, when states passed a record-breaking 92 laws that restricted abortion access.
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