Table 2. Unique US MD and DO Applicants Who Submitted 1 or More Applications to Programs in States With Abortion Bans, Gestational Limits, and No Bans by Abortion Law in the Applicant’s Home State, 2019-2023 Match Cyclesa.
| Applicant home state ban status | Applicants, No./total No. (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| States with ban | States with gestational limit | States with no ban | |
| MD | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Ban | 306/309 (99.0) | 295/309 (95.5) | 304/309 (98.4) |
| Gestational limit | 244/257 (94.9) | 256/257 (99.6) | 253/257 (98.4) |
| No ban | 687/850 (80.8) | 777/850 (91.4) | 849/850 (99.9) |
| 2020 | |||
| Ban | 280/281 (99.6) | 277/281 (98.6) | 279/281 (99.3) |
| Gestational limit | 228/237 (96.2) | 235/237 (99.2) | 236/237 (99.6) |
| No ban | 718/899 (79.9) | 791/899 (88.0) | 899/899 (100) |
| 2021 | |||
| Ban | 281/281 (100) | 273/281 (97.2) | 274/281 (97.5) |
| Gestational limit | 251/268 (93.7) | 268/268 (100) | 265/268 (98.9) |
| No ban | 718/873 (82.2) | 799/873 (91.5) | 872/873 (99.9) |
| 2022 | |||
| Ban | 288/290 (99.3) | 287/290 (99.0) | 286/290 (98.6) |
| Gestational limit | 272/289 (94.1) | 286/289 (99.0) | 285/289 (98.6) |
| No ban | 733/925 (79.2) | 838/925 (90.6) | 924/925 (99.9) |
| 2023 | |||
| Ban | 267/269 (99.3) | 265/269 (98.5) | 268/269 (99.6) |
| Gestational limit | 254/277 (91.7) | 276/277 (99.6) | 274/277 (98.9) |
| No ban | 641/875 (73.3) | 777/875 (88.8) | 875/875 (100) |
| DO | |||
| 2019 | |||
| Ban | 95/95 (100) | 87/95 (91.6) | 89/95 (93.7) |
| Gestational limit | 98/105 (93.3) | 105/105 (100) | 101/105 (96.2) |
| No ban | 229/274 (83.6) | 259/274 (94.5) | 273/274 (99.6) |
| 2020 | |||
| Ban | 96/97 (99.0) | 95/97 (97.9) | 95/97 (97.9) |
| Gestational limit | 68/74 (91.9) | 74/74 (100) | 73/74 (98.6) |
| No ban | 198/237 (83.5) | 216/237 (91.1) | 237/237 (100) |
| 2021 | |||
| Ban | 106/108 (98.1) | 103/108 (95.4) | 105/108 (97.2) |
| Gestational limit | 79/86 (91.9) | 85/86 (98.8) | 85/86 (98.8) |
| No ban | 188/227 (82.8) | 213/227 (93.8) | 227/227 (100) |
| 2022 | |||
| Ban | 111/112 (99.1) | 110/112 (98.2) | 111/112 (99.1) |
| Gestational limit | 92/100 (92.0) | 98/100 (98.0) | 99/100 (99.0) |
| No ban | 252/288 (87.5) | 269/288 (93.4) | 287/288 (99.7) |
| 2023 | |||
| Ban | 106/107 (99.1) | 101/107/ (94.4) | 105/107 (98.1) |
| Gestational limit | 97/102 (95.1) | 101/102 (99.0) | 102/102 (100) |
| No ban | 211/248 (85.1) | 232/248 (93.5) | 248/248 (100) |
Abbreviations: DO, doctor of osteopathic medicine; MD, doctor of medicine.
a
Ban status after the Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision is shown.