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In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, opening the door for states to ban abortion outright. Currently, abortion is illegal in 13 states. “After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State” examines laws, constitutions, and court decisions on abortion—and assigns each state, territory, and the District of Columbia to one of ...
Oct 7, 2024 · Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion. View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo.
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.
Jun 2, 2023 · As of January 2023, abortion has been banned in 14 States across the country, and the consequences of the Supreme Court decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organisation has reverberated throughout the entire legal and policy system, the experts said.
Campaigners like Planned Parenthood say 29 states out of 50 have a majority of anti-abortion lawmakers in their legislatures and are actively enforcing ways to limit access to the procedure.
Mar 28, 2023 · Abortion services are a vital component of reproductive health care. Since the Supreme Court’s 2022 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, access to abortion services has been...
Mar 7, 2024 · Although the legal status of abortion varies considerably by region, a large majority of countries permit abortion under at least some circumstances; globally, twenty-two countries ban...
