Texas’ 2022 abortion report was released by Texas Health and Human Services in September 2023, showing a significant drop in abortions from 2021.
In 2022, there were 22,232 Texas abortions reported, a drop of 59% from 2021. Similarly, chemical abortions decreased by a significant percentage, 51%, from 26,972 in 2021 to 13,310 in 2022 (Fig. 1). Chemical abortions made up 60% of Texas abortions in 2022. The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI) estimates that Texas’ abortion rate also fell by 59% to 3.5 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 (Fig. 2).1 Abortions performed in Texas dropped by 66%. As of October 2023, 23 states have released 2022 statistics, of which 10 reported that abortions had decreased from 2021.
State Report Summary
Texas abortions include abortions performed in Texas on residents and nonresidents, as well as abortions performed on Texas residents in other states. In 2022, 77% of Texas abortions were performed on state residents in Texas (a large decrease from 95% in 2021), 1% were performed on nonresidents in Texas, and 21% were performed on Texas women in other states (an increase of 176% from 2021).
In 2022, 8% of Texas abortions were performed on girls under the age of 20. Thirty percent of the abortions were obtained by women ages 20 to 24, and 29% were performed on women ages 25 to 29. Twenty percent of the abortions were performed on women ages 30 to 34 and 10% on women ages 35 to 39. Three percent were performed on women ages 40 and older.
Hispanic women made up the largest group of women undergoing Texas abortions, comprising 36% of the total in 2022. Thirty-two percent of the abortions were on black women, and 25% on white women. Four percent of Texas abortions were performed on Asian women, 0.3% were on Native American women, and 1% were on women of other races. Race was not reported for 1% of the abortions. CLI estimates that Texas’ black abortion rate was 8.3 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44, three times the white rate of 2.5, while the Hispanic rate was 2.9.
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