In the year since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, 15 states have banned abortion in all or nearly all circumstances.
Alabama
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of lethal fetal anomaly
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of lethal fetal anomaly. An injunction on the state’s near-total abortion ban, which passed in 2019, was lifted on June 24, 2022.
Alaska
Legal
Abortion allowed throughout pregnancy
Abortion is allowed throughout pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution.
Arizona
Legal earlier in pregnancy
Abortion legal until 15 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal after 15 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person. The state’s pre-Roe law, which prohibits all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person, was found unconstitutional by the Arizona Court of Appeals in 1973 and remains blocked in court. The state is not currently enforcing the law.
Arkansas
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. The state began enforcing its trigger ban on June 24, 2022.
California
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, state law protects abortion access and voters in November 2022 approved a consitutonal amendment enshrining the right to abortion in the state constitution.
Colorado
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. State law protects abortion access.
Connecticut
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
Delaware
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
District of Columbia
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. District code protects abortion access.
Florida
Legal earlier in pregnancy
Abortion legal until 15 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of lethal fetal anomaly
Abortion is legal until 15 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of lethal fetal anomaly. The state’s 15-week law took effect in July 2022. It remains in effect pending a court challenge against it.
Republican lawmakers also passed a law prohibiting abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy earlier this year. That law won’t, however, take effect until the Florida Supreme Court makes a decision in the case challenging the 15-week law.
Georgia
Illegal
Abortion illegal after about six weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest
Abortion is illegal after about six weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person and in cases of rape or incest. Georgia’s abortion ban took effect in July after the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a stay of a lower court injunction.
Hawaii
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. District code protects abortion access.
Idaho
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person and in cases of rape or incest. Idaho began enforcing its trigger ban on August 25.
Illinois
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution. State law also protects abortion access.
Indiana
Legal for now
Abortion legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. Indiana was the first state to newly ban abortion after the fall of Roe v. Wade, but the law was blocked in court on Sept. 22, a week after it took effect. The law contains exceptions to save the life of the pregnant person and in cases of rape, incest and lethal fetal anomaly.
Iowa
Legal
Abortion legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. A law banning abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy was blocked in state district court in 2019, a decision the Iowa Supreme Court allowed to stand earlier this month.
Kansas
Legal
Abortion legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, and Kansas voters rejected a measure last August that would have amended the constitution to state it does not protect the right to abortion.
Kentucky
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. The state’s trigger law took effect on June 24, 2022. It was briefly blocked in court but reinstated by an appeals court in August.
Louisiana
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in certain cases of lethal fetal anomaly
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person and in certain cases of lethal fetal anomaly. The Louisiana Department of Health has issued a list of fetal conditions that would make a pregnancy “medically futile” and eligible for termination.
Maine
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
Maryland
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
Massachusetts
Legal
Abortion legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution. State law also protects abortion access.
Michigan
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. Michigan voters in November approved a ballot measure that enshrined the right to abortion in the state constitution, and in April, the state repealed its pre-Roe abortion law.
Minnesota
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution. State law also protects abortion access.
Mississippi
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape. The law took effect on July 7.
Missouri
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. The law took effect on June 24, 2022.
Montana
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, and voters in November rejected an anti-abortion ballot measure.
Nebraska
Legal earlier in pregnancy
Abortion legal until 12 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest
Abortion is legal until 12 weeks of pregnancy except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest. The law took effect on May 22 after Gov. Jim Pillen, a Republican, signed the measure into law.
Nevada
Legal
Abortion legal until 24 weeks after fertilization
Abortion is legal until 24 weeks after fertilization. State law protects abortion access and was upheld in a referendum by voters, meaning it cannot be changed without another vote of the people.
New Hampshire
Legal
Abortion legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has not recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, and there are no state laws protecting abortion access.
New Jersey
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution. State law also protects abortion access.
New Mexico
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is allowed throughout pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has not recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, though it has used the state’s Equal Rights Amendment to strike down restrictions on Medicaid abortion coverage. State law protects abortion access.
New York
Legal
Abortion legal until 24 weeks after fertilization
Abortion is legal until 24 weeks after fertilization, unless the fetus is not viable. State law protects abortion access.
North Carolina
Legal for now
Abortion legal until 20 weeks of pregnancy until 12-week abortion law kicks in on July 1
Abortion is legal until 20 weeks of pregnancy. However, a new law passed by North Carolina’s Republican legislature, over Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto, banning abortion after 12 weeks of pregnancy will take effect on July 1. The law includes exceptions to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape, incest or lethal fetal anomaly. Abortion providers filed a lawsuit in federal court earlier this month challenging the law, but the court has yet to rule.
North Dakota
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape or incest. The state’s trigger ban was blocked in court, and Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a new law in April banning abortions with narrow exceptions in cases of rape or incest up to six weeks of pregnancy and to save the life of the pregnant person.
Ohio
Legal for now
Abortion legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. A state law banning abortion after about six weeks of pregnancy remains enjoined, though the state Supreme Court has agreed to review the injunction. The law prohibits abortion except to save the life of the pregnant person.
Oklahoma
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. Oklahoma began enforcing its trigger ban on Aug. 25, though other abortion restrictions were already in effect.
Oregon
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. State law protects abortion access.
Pennsylvania
Legal
Abortion legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 24 weeks of pregnancy. The state Supreme Court has not recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, and there are no state laws protecting abortion access.
Rhode Island
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
South Carolina
Legal
Abortion legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 22 weeks of pregnancy. The South Carolina Supreme Court in January ruled that a state law banning abortion after six weeks was unconstitutional. Lawmakers passed a new six-week ban in May, but that law was blocked in state court.
South Dakota
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. South Dakota’s trigger law took effect on June 24, 2022.
Tennessee
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. Tennessee began enforcing its trigger ban on Aug. 25.
Texas
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. Texas began enforcing its trigger ban on Aug. 25, though other abortion restrictions were already in effect.
Utah
Legal earlier in pregnancy
Abortion legal until 18 weeks of pregnancy
Abortion is legal until 18 weeks of pregnancy. The state’s trigger law took effect on June 24, 2022, but was quickly blocked in court. The law contains exceptions to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape, incest or lethal fetal anomaly. A judge has also blocked a new “clinic ban” preventing abortion clinics from operating in the state beginning next year.
Vermont
Legal
Abortion legal throughout pregnancy
Abortion is legal throughout pregnancy. State law protects abortion access. Voters in November approved a constitutional amendment to enshrine the right to reproductive freedom in the state constitution.
Virginia
Legal
Abortion legal until third trimester
Abortion is legal until the third trimester. The state Supreme Court has not recognized a right to abortion under the state constitution, and there are no state laws protecting abortion access.
Washington
Legal
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. State law protects abortion access.
West Virginia
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape, incest or lethal fetal anomaly
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person or in cases of rape, incest or lethal fetal anomaly. Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican, signed the new near-total abortion ban in September.
Wisconsin
Illegal
Abortion illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person
Abortion is illegal except to save the life of the pregnant person. The state’s pre-Roe law took effect on June 24, 2022. Democratic Attorney General Josh Kaul is challenging the law in court.
Wyoming
Legal for now
Abortion legal until viability
Abortion is legal until viability. The state’s trigger law took effect on July 27, 2022, but was almost immediately blocked in court. Republican lawmakers passed a new abortion ban in March, which has also been blocked in court.
