Sharp rise in US abortion clinic closures after Roe v Wade overturned

Guttmacher study shows reduction in clinics offering care in 11 states that have implemented bans since supreme court ruling

The number of clinics offering abortion care in 11 US states that have implemented total or six-week bans in the month since the supreme court overturned abortion rights has dropped from 71 to 43, a new study shows.

In the study released on Thursday, the Guttmacher Institute, a nonprofit that studies sexual and reproductive health, said that among the the 11 states, as of 24 July seven no longer had a single clinic providing abortion care.