Nearly two years after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned abortion rights nationwide, a new study published in JAMA Health Forum found the number of men and women seeking permanent contraception, like a vasectomy or tubes tied, increased significantly after abortion rights were overturned. On the day Roe was overturned, the number of people searching online for sterilization shot up immediately. Many people followed through with it. "We definitely have seen an increase," said Dr. Dawn Owens Robinson, an OB-GYN at AdventHealth Avista. "I was in Michigan at the time and there was a tremendous number of increases of people desiring and wanting sterilization as fast as possible because they did not want themselves in a predicament that could put their life in danger." In the nearly two years post-Roe, Owens Robinson has seen a dramatic shift in the reproductive healthcare landscape. Read more: https://www.9news.com/article/news/health/more-choosing-permanent-contraception-post-roe/73-9ec1a878-7dd6-4c6f-b6c3-337899062862 ----- More local videos here: https://youtube.com/@9news Subscribe to NEXT: https://youtube.com/@Nexton9NEWS Stay connected: 9NEWS Website: https://www.9news.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ilike9news Twitter: https://twitter.com/9NEWS Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/9newsdenver/ Download the 9NEWS App: https://www.9news.com/appredirect/ Sign up for the 9NEWSLETTER: https://www.9news.com/email 9NEWS (KUSA) is located in Denver, Colorado.