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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.
After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws by State. 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.
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.
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.
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.
May 22, 2024 · 1. About half of states restrict abortion. In 14 states, there are total bans on abortion, with very limited exceptions in cases such as rape or to save the life or health of the mother. A few...
Jun 24, 2022 · Millions of women in the US will lose the constitutional right to abortion, after the Supreme Court overturned its 50-year-old Roe v Wade decision. The judgement paves the way for individual ...
