The number of babies killed in abortions in Massachusetts more than doubled in 2024, with newly released state data showing 49,450 abortions compared to 24,355 in 2023
That’s a 103% increase according to figures cited by Massachusetts Citizens for Life.
The sharp rise was driven primarily by a sharp expansion of telehealth and chemical abortion, which became the dominant method of ending the lives of little babies before birth statewide. Telehealth accounted for approximately 30,902 cases, or about 62.5% of the total, up from 5,744 in 2023.
Drug-based abortions represented more than 80% of all abortions, while surgical methods comprised a minority.
The data indicate that nearly the entire increase in total volume is attributable to remote abortion pill sales, a huge concern given how the pills so easily kill babies and so aggressively kill and injure women.
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The pro-life organization Massachusetts Citizens for Life highlighted the figures as evidence of expanded access under the state’s policies.
In a statement, MCFL president Myrna Maloney Flynn said the findings reflect the administration’s stated policy priorities. She referenced pro-abortion comments from Governor Maura Healey, who previously said, “Whatever it takes, whatever we need to do as a state to support access to reproductive healthcare — to health care, which I think is a human right — we are going to do.”
Flynn wrote that the data show the state expanded abortions beyond its borders, noting that out-of-state customers now outnumber residents who have abortions.
In 2024, 27,836 abortions involved out-of-state residents, compared with 21,407 Massachusetts residents, marking a reversal from 2023, when in-state patients comprised the majority. The figures suggest Massachusetts now functions primarily as a regional access hub for abortion sales, even though abortion is available on demand in all surrounding states.
Age distribution remained concentrated among adults in their 20s and early 30s. The largest groups were ages 25–29 (13,506), 20–24 (12,261), and 30–34 (10,630). Together, women ages 20–34 accounted for roughly 73% of all abortions.
Teenagers (≤19) represented 4,327 cases (8.7%), while those 40 and older accounted for 2,402 (4.9%).Gestational age patterns were largely unchanged from the prior year.
Approximately 96.5% of abortions occurred at 0–12 weeks, with only a small fraction beyond 20 weeks and 99 cases at 24 weeks or later.
Massachusetts Citizens for Life described the increases as resulting in more babies killed, attributing the surge to state-supported expansion of abortion pill distribution via telehealth.
