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Oct 23, 2024 · States have constructed a web of abortion laws and regulations that restrict or support whether, when and under what circumstances providers can offer abortion care and a pregnant individual can obtain an abortion.
- Guttmacher Institute
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- Guttmacher Institute
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.
- How Did Roe v. Wade Affect Abortion Rights?
- What Restrictions on Abortion Have Been Enacted Since Roe v. Wade?
- Where Is Abortion Restricted in The U.S.? A State-by-State Guide to Current Laws
- State Laws Overview
Before Roe, many women who wanted to obtain an abortion -- no matter the reason -- were forced to undergo illegal or self-induced abortions that often led to severe infections, hospitalization and in some cases death. By the late 1960s, Alaska, Hawaii, New York and Washington had repealed their abortion bans entirely, while a dozen others expanded ...
Many states sought to circumvent Roe by imposing procedural hurdles upon women seeking abortions and the Supreme Court was repeatedly tasked with deciding whether these restrictions violated a woman’s right to privacy. Then in 1992, the trimester framework was overturned in a ruling of the Supreme Court case known as Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Th...
With a patchwork of regulations and ongoing efforts to pass new restrictions, access to abortion in the U.S. largely depends on where a person lives. To see what the current laws are in each state, click on the interactive map below for information on gestation limitations, procedural restrictions and more:
A total of 22 states already have laws on the books that would ban abortion completely or very early in a pregnancy, before many women know they are pregnant, according to the Guttmacher Institute. The laws fall into three basic categories: 1. Unenforced abortion bans that were passed before Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973 and are still on the book...
Oct 9, 2024 · Our interactive map highlights four main types of abortion restrictions in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, using data from the Guttmacher Institute and the Kaiser Family Foundation. Many states had long planned for the fall of Roe.
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.
State courts that have recognized abortion rights have sometimes ultimately upheld restrictions, and conversely, some courts have blocked restrictions even without finding a right to abortion. Use the map to learn more about the status of state constitutional protections in each state.
