Georgia has 159 counties, with each individually reporting how many abortions were performed there each year. The counties report to the Department of Public Health (DPH), who releases the statistics through their Online Analytical Statistical Information System (OASIS). We then take that data and compile it for each reporting year in an excel sheet to make reviewing the statistics a bit easier. Since 2011, DPH has only reported in-state abortion numbers - meaning that residents from other...

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