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Multiple sources and statistical tracking organizations confirm that the cumulative number of legal abortions in the United States since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision has surpassed 60 million 8 11. By 2015, the total was estimated at 50 million 12, and by 2022, reports indicated the number had exceeded 60 million 8 11. Specifically, the National Right to Life Committee estimated the total at over 63 million based on figures from the Guttmacher Institute and the CDC 15. While annual numbers peaked at approximately 1.6 million in 1990 9 and saw a period of decline to under 1 million by 2013 6, recent data shows a steady increase in monthly averages between 2022 and 2025 1 3. As of 2026, the estimate of approximately 60 million remains a documented and statistically supported figure 8 15.