As abortions in states with restrictions plummeted after the overturn of Roe v. Wade , the total number in the United States increased.

According to a new WeCount report released Tuesday, nearly 115,000 fewer abortions were performed in states with near-total restrictions or heartbeat bills blocking the procedure at around six weeks.

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The group, backed by the Society of Family Planning, which is supportive of legal abortion, also shows that nearly 117,000 more abortions were performed in states that allow the procedure, meaning more abortions have been performed overall since the overturn of Roe.

“WeCount’s report confirms pro-life protections in states are having a positive impact. According to their own report, states with pro-life protections had abortions drop by almost 115,000 in the year after Dobbs compared to early 2022,” Tessa Longbons, senior research associate for the Charlotte Lozier Institute, the research arm of SBA Pro-Life America, said. The same report also notes a rise in abortion in pro-abortion states.

Overall, states that restricted the procedure had 114,590 fewer abortions from July 2022 to June 2023, broken down as 94,930 fewer in the 17 states with the heaviest restrictions and 19,660 fewer in states with heartbeat bills.

However, as those states restricted, others expanded access to abortion. Those states had 116,790 more abortions than they normally did before Roe was overturned, using April and May 2022 as baseline data.

For example, while Texas and Georgia had the largest decreases in abortions at 36,970 and 19,660 fewer, massive spikes occurred in Illinois (21,500 more), Florida (20,460 more), and other states. Illinois is surrounded by states with restrictions, whereas Florida has a 15-week restriction in place with a heartbeat bill pending. Florida is surrounded by more restrictive states, explaining the spike.

According to WeCount, the spikes in certain states have overwhelmed abortion clinics, resulting in a “complete disruption in the healthcare system,” according to Dr. Ushma Upadhyay, co-chair of the organization and professor at the University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Alison Norris, another WeCount co-chair and Ohio State University professor, said, “The increased access that the clinics have created by extending hours and hiring more staff, in some cases, is not sustainable.”

As the Washington Examiner reported , many abortionists have responded to the extended hours and more strenuous circumstances by trying to unionize their workforces.

Longbons of the Charlotte Lozier Institute noted women traveling to states that permit abortions is a “contributing factor” but not the only one. States must make more data available to accurately report trends “so that we don’t have to rely on voluntary reporting from the abortion industry,” she said.

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Another phenomenon noted by researchers is the increase in abortion through telehealth, where abortion seekers are able to access abortion pills online. Before the overturn of Roe, terminating pregnancies through this method accounted for around 5% of abortions (4,045 per month) but now has increased to 8% (6,950 per month).

Megan Jeyifo, executive director of the Chicago Abortion Fund, said of the data, “We won’t rest until everyone has access to the affirming, affordable abortion care they deserve, right in their own community.”