Alabama
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Arkansas
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Idaho
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances. In 2023, the Idaho Supreme Court ruled there is no constitutional right to an abortion. In 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court will decide whether the state’s ban violates a federal law requiring emergency care for any patient, including abortions for pregnant women in dire situations.
Indiana
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances. In 2023, the Indiana Supreme Court ruled that the state’s abortion ban did not violate the state Constitution. A separate challenge to the ban, by residents who argue it violates their religious rights, is ongoing.
Kentucky
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances. In 2022, voters rejected a ballot measure that would have amended the state Constitution to say it contains no right to an abortion.
Louisiana
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Mississippi
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Missouri
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
North Dakota
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Oklahoma
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
South Dakota
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Tennessee
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Texas
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances. Private citizens can sue abortion providers and those who assist patients seeking an abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy.
West Virginia
Banned
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Abortion is banned in almost all circ*mstances.
Florida
Gestational limit
6 weeks
Abortion is banned after about six weeks of pregnancy. The Florida Supreme Court ruled in 2024 that the state Constitution’s privacy protections do not extend to abortion, overturning decades of legal precedent and allowing the ban to take effect.
Georgia
Gestational limit
6 weeks
Abortion is banned after about six weeks of pregnancy. In 2023, the State Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that the ban was void. The lower court must still weigh whether the ban violates the state’s Constitution.
South Carolina
Gestational limit
6 weeks
Abortion is banned after about six weeks of pregnancy. The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld the ban in 2023, after ruling earlier in the year that a similar ban from 2021 was unconstitutional.
Nebraska
Gestational limit
12 weeks
Abortion is banned after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Gov. Jim Pillen signed the ban in 2023, after weeks of debate in the unicameral Legislature and a failed attempt to pass a six-week ban.
North Carolina
Gestational limit
12 weeks
Abortion is banned after 12 weeks of pregnancy. A federal judge temporarily blocked a provision that providers said could have limited their ability to offer the abortion pill to patients in the first weeks of pregnancy.
Arizona
Gestational limit
15 weeks
Abortion is banned after 15 weeks of pregnancy. Officials warned that a near-total ban on abortions from 1864 may be briefly enforceable this summer until a repeal of that law, passed in May, takes effect in the fall.
Utah
Gestational limit
18 weeks
Abortion is banned after 18 weeks of pregnancy. In 2023, a judge temporarily blocked a law that would have halted most abortions in the state by requiring the procedure to be performed in hospitals. A separate ban on most abortions was indefinitely blocked by a judge in 2022, and the State Supreme Court is expected to rule on that ban in 2024.
Iowa
Ban blocked
22 weeks
An Iowa district court temporarily blocked a ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy, after lawmakers passed the ban in July 2023. The State Supreme Court is expected to rule on that ban by June. In 2023, a deadlocked State Supreme Court kept a nearly identical six-week ban from 2018 permanently blocked.
Montana
Ban blocked
Viability
The Legislature passed 10 anti-abortion laws in 2023, including a ban on the most commonly used procedure in the second trimester. That restriction and several others have been blocked by a court. The Montana Supreme Court has ruled that the state Constitution protects the right to an abortion.
Wyoming
Ban blocked
Viability
In 2023, a judge in Wyoming temporarily blocked an abortion ban that briefly took effect that year and temporarily blocked a separate law that explicitly banned the use of abortion pills. A ban on most abortions that was enacted earlier and triggered by the Dobbs decision remains indefinitely blocked.
Alaska
Legal
No gestational limit
The state’s Supreme Court has recognized a right to “reproductive choice” under the state Constitution.
Kansas
Legal
22 weeks
The state’s Supreme Court ruled in 2019 that a pregnant woman’s right to personal autonomy is protected in the state Constitution, and Kansans voted in 2022 to reject a ballot measure that would have amended the state Constitution to say it contains no right to an abortion. State funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions, and the state has enacted restrictions that limit access to the procedure.
New Hampshire
Legal
24 weeks
Abortion will most likely stay accessible, though it is not expressly protected by state law and state funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions. The state repealed a pre-Roe ban on abortion in 1997.
Ohio
Legal
22 weeks
Voters enshrined abortion protections in the state Constitution in 2023. Courts are still deciding how the amendment affects an existing ban on abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy that had been blocked.
Virginia
Legal
Viability
Abortion will most likely stay accessible, though it is not expressly protected by state law and state funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions.
Wisconsin
Legal
22 weeks
In late 2023, a Wisconsin judge ruled than an 1849 law widely interpreted as an abortion ban did not apply to abortion. The case may come before the State Supreme Court, which now has a liberal majority.
Washington, D.C.
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
Local law protects abortion throughout pregnancy, and a 2023 law shields providers and patients from legal action brought by other jurisdictions. Congress prohibits the use of taxpayer funds to cover the cost of most abortions in the city.
California
Legal with new protections
Viability
Voters enshrined abortion protections in the state Constitution in 2022. State law protects abortion, and in 2022 and 2023 the governor signed bills to shield patients and providers from laws in other states.
Colorado
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
State law protects abortion, but a 1984 law prohibits using state funds to cover the cost of most abortions. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Colorado from laws in other states.
Connecticut
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion. A law expanding which clinicians can provide abortions took effect in 2022. That law and another enacted in 2023 shield providers and patients from out-of-state lawsuits.
Delaware
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion, but state funds cannot be used to cover the cost of the procedure. A 2022 law expanded access to providers and shields those seeking or providing abortions in Delaware from laws in other states.
Hawaii
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion, and a new law has expanded access to providers. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Hawaii from laws in other states.
Illinois
Legal with new protections
Viability
The state’s Supreme Court has recognized abortion protections under the state Constitution, and state law protects the procedure. A law signed in 2023 shields those seeking or providing abortions in Illinois from laws in other states.
Maine
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion. A 2024 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Maine from laws in other states. A 2023 law allows an abortion past the point of viability if a doctor decides it is medically necessary.
Maryland
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion, and recent laws have increased access to providers and insurance coverage. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Maryland from laws in other states.
Massachusetts
Legal with new protections
24 weeks
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has recognized the right to abortion under the state Constitution. A 2022 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Massachusetts from laws in other states, regardless of the patient’s location.
Michigan
Legal with new protections
Viability
Voters enshrined abortion protections in the state Constitution in November 2022. A 2022 executive order shields those seeking or providing abortions in Michigan from laws in other states.
Minnesota
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
The state’s Supreme Court has recognized the right to abortion under the state Constitution, and in 2023 the state enacted a law to enshrine the right to reproductive care. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Minnesota from laws in other states
Nevada
Legal with new protections
24 weeks
State law protects abortion, but state funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Nevada from laws in other states.
New Jersey
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
State law protects abortion throughout pregnancy. A 2022 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in New Jersey from laws in other states.
New Mexico
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in New Mexico from laws in other states.
New York
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion. In 2022, the governor signed several bills to shield patients and providers from laws in other states.
Oregon
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
State law protects abortion throughout pregnancy. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Oregon from laws in other states.
Pennsylvania
Legal with new protections
24 weeks
In 2022, the governor issued an executive order that shields those seeking or providing abortions in Pennsylvania from laws in other states. State funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions.
Rhode Island
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion, but state funds cannot be used to cover the cost of most abortions. In 2022, the governor issued an executive order to shield those seeking or providing abortions in Rhode Island from laws in other states.
Vermont
Legal with new protections
No gestational limit
Voters enshrined abortion protections in the state Constitution in November 2022. State law also protects abortion throughout pregnancy. Two 2023 laws shield those seeking or providing abortions in Vermont from laws in other states, and they include protection for those using medication abortion.
Washington
Legal with new protections
Viability
State law protects abortion, and recent laws have expanded access to providers. A 2023 law shields those seeking or providing abortions in Washington from laws in other states.
