Following abortion laws in the United States
- Prohibited at conception or after 6 weeks
- Prohibited after 12-13 weeks
- Prohibited after 15-18 weeks
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade may have abolished the right to abortion nationwide, but the fight for state abortion rights is far from over.
Since Roe was overturned in 2022, 14 states have passed near-total abortion bans, while four states – Georgia, South Carolina, Florida and Iowa – have banned abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy. Other states have passed laws or held referendums to protect abortion rights.
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In a handful of other states, the future of abortion is uncertain due to legal challenges. Several states are also likely to hold votes on abortion rights in the November elections, including key swing states like Arizona and Nevada.
All of this tumult has created a deeply unequal abortion landscape, with access to abortion clinics cut off in much of the South and Midwest but strong on both coasts. The map below shows where state abortion laws stand as of July 29, 2024.
Sources: Abortion laws come from Center for Reproductive Rights, Abortion Finder and state laws.
Note: Data on women of childbearing age consists of women aged 15 to 49 from the US in 2020 census. Although people who are not women and fall outside of these age ranges can become pregnant, this demographic is an approximation of the number of people affected.
Additional research and fact checking by Ava Sasani.