Abortions Down 45% in Florida, Babies Saved as Abortion Centers Close

Operation Rescue has stated again and again: When abortion clinics close, babies are saved. And the state of Florida is currently proving that point.

Chief Operating Officer Sarah Neely was recently invited to speak at the Florida March for the Preborn, a grassroots effort organized by Defending Life Alliance of Florida and sponsored by Operation Rescue. The event was well-attended and included other national speakers like Frank Pavone of Priests for Life, Lianna Rebolledo of Loving Life, Kimberly Bird of Live Action, and others.

Speaking to hundreds of Florida citizens, Neely stated, “Operation Rescue conducts a survey every year of every abortion clinic in America. This helps us track abortion trends like cost, gestational limits, wait times, and it also helps us track closures and openings — the number of abortion clinics. In the last 5 years, we have seen the number of clinics in Florida decrease by 16%. That might seem a small number, but small numbers add up over time.”

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Neely went on to say, “In that same time period — the last five years — abortions in Florida have decreased by forty-five percent.”

According to data from Florida’s Agency for Healthcare Administration, 79,812 babies were aborted in 2021, one year before the overturn of Roe and three years before the 2024 six-week ban went into effect.

At the close of 2025, 44,206 babies had been aborted – a staggering number, but down by 45% since 2021.

In 2021, there were also 57 abortion clinics operating within the state. On the morning of the Florida March for the Preborn, Operation Rescue confirmed yet another closure of a Florida abortion clinic, bringing the count to 48 – a 16% decrease since 2021.

Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, adds, “With the permanent closure of just nine clinics, the state of Florida saw a 45% reduction in the number of babies killed. This is a state with the third highest number of abortion clinics in the nation, right after California and New York. The work is far from over, but more lives are saved every time a clinic closes its door for good. This is why our team works so diligently to expose abortion abuses and to call for the equal enforcement of safety and health regulations at the shoddy abortion businesses we constantly find breaking the law.”

Operation Rescue has several complaints already filed in the state of Florida, and is currently investigating yet another Florida abortion clinic for possible wrongdoing.

“We look forward to seeing even more abortion clinics closed in the state of Florida this year,” says Newman, “which will always mean more lives saved.”

LifeNews Note: This article was originally published by Operation Rescue, a leading pro-life, Christian activist organization dedicated to exposing abortion abuses, demanding enforcement, saving innocent lives, and building an abortion-free America. The author, Sarah Neely, is Chief Operating Officer for Operation Rescue. \

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