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Abortion pill sales surge to record levels in US ban states as travel declines: study
Women living in US states with abortion restrictions have shifted from travelling out of state to get the procedure to taking abortion pills prescribed via telehealth, according to a report published Tuesday by the pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute.
In 13 states with abortion bans, about 91,000 women received abortion pill prescriptions via telehealth in 2025, the report said. That number marks an increase of more than 25% compared with 72,000 prescriptions in 2024, according to the institute´s estimates.
Conversely, the report found the number of women who travelled from states with abortion bans to those with less restrictive laws fell from 74,000 in 2024 to about 62,000 in 2025.
Nationally, the number of people who travelled to receive abortions fell to 142,000 last year, down from the 170,000 recorded in 2024 and 154,000 in 2023.
“Taken together, these estimates suggest a substantial shift in the way people in states with total bans access abortion care, with fewer people travelling out of state and more accessing care via telehealth,” wrote the report´s authors, Isaac Maddow-Zimet and Kimya Forouzan.
The report noted that the trend has been facilitated by the so-called “shield laws”, which protect providers from prosecution by states where abortion is illegal. Eight US states — California, Colorado, Massachusetts, Maine, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont and Washington — have such laws.
Nationally, the number of abortions recorded in 2025 stood at more than 1.12 million, largely unchanged since 2024 and the highest rate since 2009.
After the US Supreme Court overturned federal protections for abortion in 2022, 13 states have instituted near-total bans on the procedure, and six more have significantly restricted access.
Cole Sprouse is excited to become an uncle soon as his brother Dylan Sprouse and sister-in-law Barbara Palvin unveiled the update about an upcoming addition to their family.
The 33-year-old actor took to Instagram and re-posted a picture of the couple walking at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet where the supermodel showed off her baby bump.
The Riverdale star shared three heart emojis alongside the wholesome picture from the event.
While rumours about a pregnancy had been swirling for a while, since Dylan fought off the intruders at their house, the news was confirmed at the 79th annual film festival on May 14.
After the pictures from the event went viral, Barbara and Dylan took to Instagram and shared cute pictures from the festival, as well as a scan of their baby.
Barbara and Dylan have been together since 2018, after they first met in 2017.
They transformed their strong bond into marriage in 2023 after they got engaged and tied the knot later that year in Barbara’s hometown in Hungary.
United States (U.S.) Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks has resigned just after 16 months of service as the 27th head of the Patrol force amid a wave of high-profile departures from President Trump’s administration.
His departure marks a major shake-up in Trump’s immigration team as earlier senior Border Patrol official Greg Bovino retired and then Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) was fired by Trump.
The reason behind his departure remains unclear; however, he now wanted to return to his home in Texas and focus on his family.
In an interview with Fox News, the 52-year-old former Navy veteran said: “It’s just time. I feel like I got the ship back on course from the least secure disastrous chaotic border to the most secure border this country has ever seen.”
Announcing his resignation in a letter to his staff, Banks hailed the accomplishments of Border Patrol over the course of last one and a half year, saying, “It is nothing short of amazing.”
A look back at Banks’ career:
He has a career in federal service spanning over 37 years (444 months). Banks served in U.S. Navy for 10 years before joining the Border Patrol.
He also served as special advisor on border affairs to Texas Governor Greg Abbot and took the role of 27th chief after President Trump was sworn into his second term in January 2025.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott thanked Banks for his service.
Since Trump took over as president, his administration has taken a strict action to curb illegal migration to the country, in some cases even legally registered migrants were targeted.
According to CBP, the illegal crossings have dropped by more than 90 percent in the last one and a half years.
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