Abortion Complications Double Over 5 Years in Pennsylvania

Jasmine, 23, waits for an abortion at a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in West Palm Beach, Fla., on July 14, 2022. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images

Abortions in Pennsylvania increased 9 percent in the six years between 2016 and 2021, but medical complications from abortions have almost doubled (up 48 percent) in that time.

Increased medical complications correlate with a 62 percent increase in Pennsylvania’s chemical abortions—the abortion pill—over that same time.