Out-of-state abortions in Minnesota have risen by nearly 50% since the fall of Roe v. Wade, a recent report from the state found.
Minnesota’s Department of Health released its annual abortion report on Tuesday revealing that abortions in the state skyrocketed in 2023, just one year after the Supreme Court struck down the long-standing ruling that guaranteed access to abortion nationwide and gave states the right to create laws around the procedure. Minnesota’s Democratic Gov. Tim Walz immediately pushed to turn the state into a “safe haven” for nonresidents seeking abortion, issuing an executive order the day after the court’s decision that said individuals entering Minnesota from states that restrict abortion would not be extradited for receiving the procedure.
Individuals from neighboring states seeking abortions increased from 1,986 in 2022 to 2,976 in 2023, an…
