Leak of Dobbs opinion brought deluge of online searches for abortion pills, study finds

Study author suggests public health information should appear prominently in search results

Internet searches for abortion medication hit an all-time high in the days after a leaked draft opinion showed the US supreme court was on the verge of overturning Roe v Wade - a decision the court finalized last week.

Increased Google search volume - 162% more than would have been expected - was especially pronounced in states hostile to abortion, according to a study published in the JAMA Internal Medicine - a trend the authors said showed how important engaging online is as states quickly move to restrict or ban abortion.