Nebraska abortions rose nearly 8 percent in 2025

Nebraska recorded 2,698 abortions in 2025, an increase of nearly 8 percent from the 2,501 procedures reported the previous year. The Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services attributed the rise of almost 200 procedures to residents of other states traveling to Nebraska.

Nearly 640 Iowa residents and 66 South Dakota residents obtained abortions in Nebraska in 2025, compared with 358 and 49 the year before.

Nebraska residents seeking abortions fell to 1,968 in 2025 from 2,054 in 2024. Medication abortions accounted for 83 percent of procedures in the state, up from 80 percent the prior year.

State laws and national context Nebraska law prohibits elective abortion after the first trimester. Iowa prohibits the procedure after detection of fetal cardiac activity, typically around six weeks. South Dakota bans elective abortion in nearly all cases.

Nationally, the number of women traveling from states with near-total bans declined from 74,000 in 2024 to 62,000 in 2025, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The institute reported that roughly two-thirds of U.S. abortions involve medication.