Abortions in Texas fell 60% under new limits

Abortions in Texas fell by 60% in the first month under the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S. in decades. The law known as Senate Bill 8 took effect in September. The law bans abortion in Texas once cardiac activity is detected, usually around six weeks of pregnancy.

More than 5,400 abortions were reported in Texas in August. The next month, that number dropped to 2,200 under the law. The numbers offer a fuller picture of the sharp drop in patients that Texas doctors have described in their clinics over the past five months.