The number and rate of U.S. abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline.

That's according to new figures released Wednesday by a research group that supports abortion rights.

The Guttmacher Institute counted about 930,000 abortions in the U.S. in 2020.

That's up from about 862,000 abortions in 2017 when national abortion figures reached their lowest point since the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that legalized the procedure nationwide.

The institute found that one in five pregnancies ended in abortion in 2020.

The report comes as the Supreme Court appears on track to overturn that decision.

Guttmacher conducts the nation's most comprehensive survey of abortion providers every three years.

Medication abortions accounted for 54% of U.S. abortions in 2020.

The COVID-19 pandemic may have played a part in some states that saw fewer abortions.

In New York, abortions increased from 2017 to 2019 but decreased by 6% between 2019 and 2020.

In Texas, there was a 2% decrease between 2019 and 2020.

But some states saw an increase, which may have been due to the expansion of Medicaid access to abortion.

In Illinois, abortions increase by 25% between 2017 and 2020.

LEBANON, Ohio —

Lebanon City Council has unanimously passed an ordinance to make Lebanon a "sanctuary city for the unborn," banning abortions and abortion-inducing drugs. The city is the first city in Ohio to do so.

The council voted 6-0 on the emergency ordinance at its meeting Tuesday evening.

The council heard public comment for over three hours in a room that reached full capacity.

Passage of the ordinance makes providing an abortion a first-degree misdemeanor, and punishable by 6 months in jail and a $1,000 fine.

To date, 27 municipalities in Texas and Nebraska have outlawed abortion. Lebanon is the first city in Ohio to ban abortions.

Lebanon's ordinance was sponsored by six of seven members of city council, including the mayor.

Councilwoman Krista Wyatt turned in her resignation at 3 p.m. Monday, effective immediately, in regards to the ordinance debate, because she did not support it.

“I'm heartbroken to not fulfill my term and I know many people will be disappointed," she said. "I'm powerless to do anything about it as one vote, so I decided I might as well not even be there.”

“I want to make it very clear -- I am not pro-abortion. I don't know anyone who is, but I do not think we as council members have a right, a responsibility to tell a woman what she can do with her body.”

Several dozen people showed up outside protesting the abortion ban. They held signs that read "If you're against abortion, don't have one" and "I stand with Planned Parenthood."

There were also a few counter-protesters outside the meeting.