Two gates sit between an abortion and the national number. First: does the state require providers to report it? Second: does the state send that data to the CDC? Both are optional in law — and a handful of states skip one or both.
4
States absent from the most recent federal count
5
States without a full reporting requirement
~20%
of U.S. abortions occur in the non-reporting states
Required in-state + reported to CDCIn federal count, weak/no requirementRequired in-state, not sent to CDCNo requirement + absent from federal count