In a report to the state Legislature, the Minnesota Department of Health said there were 14,124 abortions in Minnesota in 2023, an increase of almost 16 percent over 2022.

Most abortions performed by physicians and licensed practitioners were for Minnesota residents. But the number of people seeking abortion care in Minnesota from Iowa, Michigan, North Dakota, South Dakota, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas jumped nearly 50 percent over the period.

Many states restricted abortion after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to the procedure in 2022. Minnesota state law ensures the right to abortion care.

Abortion providers and others are legally required to submit data to the state health department, which reports findings to lawmakers. The data also included numbers from two organizations for medication abortions, which accounted for around 15 percent of all abortions classified by the state as occurring in Minnesota.

Groups opposed to legalized abortion care say the state’s laws are ‘too extreme.’

“Minnesotans don’t want to be known as the land of 14,000 abortions. They want to be known as a land where women can come and truly get help,” said Cathy Blaeser co-executive director of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life.

Abortion rights advocates were not available for comment Tuesday evening.

Correction: (Jan. 1, 2025): An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled Cathy Blaeser’s name. The above story has been updated.