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Jun 27, 2022 · In some states, the reversal of Roe triggered immediate, near-total bans on abortion. Other states are expected to put in place restrictions that forbid abortions at early stages of pregnancy.
Oct 7, 2024 · View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo. Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion.
Oct 9, 2024 · Across the U.S. in 2021, state legislatures enacted the most-ever abortion restrictions, and more followed in 2022. These restrictions run the gamut from outright abortion bans to laws that prohibit abortions based on a pregnant person’s reason for wanting to end a pregnancy.
May 3, 2022 · A map with an earlier version of this article misstated the number of states that would ban abortion earlier than fetal viability if the Supreme Court overturns the Roe v. Wade decision.
Jun 27, 2022 · Now abortion access is a confusing patchwork, with each US state in charge of its own rules. Here is a map of all 50 states showing where abortions are illegal.
- Henry Blodget
With the overturn of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court in June 2022, abortion policies and reproductive rights are in the hands of each state. Use this map to explore the breakdown of abortion laws by state in real-time–and understand abortion bans, types of abortion restrictions, what trigger bans are, and more.
From 1973 to 2022, Supreme Court rulings in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992) created, and maintained, federal protections for a pregnant woman's right to get an abortion, ensuring that states could not ban abortion prior to the point at which a fetus may be deemed viable.
