Texas Records 30 Straight Months of 0 Elective Abortions

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has released its Induced Termination of Pregnancy (ITOP) data for January 2025, reporting 14 medically necessary abortions performed under Texas law’s life-of-the-mother exception for that month. This brings the total reported number to 171 medically necessary abortions in Texas during the 31 months following the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which overturned Roe v. Wade.

Each abortion represents a rare and tragic case where...