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((Short description|Termination of pregnancy in states of the United States))
((Use mdy dates|date=January 2023))
((abortion map of the United States|size=350px))
The legality of [[abortion in the United States]] and the various restrictions imposed on the procedure vary significantly, depending on the laws of each state or other jurisdiction, although there is no uniform federal law. Some states prohibit abortion at all stages of [[pregnancy]], with few exceptions; others permit it up to a certain point in a woman's pregnancy, while some allow abortion throughout a woman's pregnancy. In states where abortion is legal, several classes of restrictions on the procedure may exist, such as parental consent or notification laws, requirements that patients be shown an [[ultrasound]] before obtaining an abortion, mandatory waiting periods, and counseling requirements.

From 1973 to 2022, [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] rulings in ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' (1973) and ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'' (1992) created, and maintained, federal protections for a pregnant woman's right to get an abortion, ensuring that states could not ban abortion prior to the point at which a fetus may be deemed [[Fetal viability|viable]]. However, ''Roe'' and ''Casey'' were overturned by ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization]]'' (2022), and states may now impose any regulation on abortion, provided it satisfies [[rational basis review]] and does not otherwise conflict with federal law. Prior to the Court's decision in ''Dobbs'', many states enacted [[trigger law]]s to ban abortion, should ''Roe'' be overturned. Additionally, several states either have enacted or are in the process of enacting stricter abortion laws following ''Dobbs'', and some have resumed enforcement of laws in effect prior to 1973. While such laws are no longer considered to violate the [[United States Constitution]], they continue to face some legal challenges in state courts.

== Current legal status nationwide ==
((More citations needed section|date=April 2023))
[[Image:Map of US mandatory waiting period laws.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|Mandatory waiting period laws in the US 
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((legend|#d1d1d1;|Waiting period law currently enjoined.))
((legend|#5c77ec;|Waiting period of 18 hours.))
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[[Image:Map of US, feticide laws.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|[[Foeticide|Fetal homicide]] laws in the fifty states in 2018. Also applies to certain offenses which the United States government has jurisdiction. ((legend|#02ffff;|Homicide or murder.))
((legend|#ffff00;|Other crime against fetus.))
((legend|#ff3399;|Depends on age of fetus.))
((legend|#00ff00;|Assaulting mother.))
((legend|#c0c0c0;|No law on feticide.))]]

Individual states have broad discretion to prohibit or regulate [[abortion]] and the legal position varies considerably from state to state. The [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]] had removed this discretion, and created a federal right to abortion, with the 1973 ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' judgement, but this ruling was reversed 49 years later by the Supreme Court's ruling in the 2022 ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson]]'' case. States have passed laws to restrict late-term abortions, require parental notification for minors, and mandate the disclosure of abortion risk information to patients prior to the procedure. Currently, legislatures in 22 states state they would move to ban or further restrict abortion laws throughout the U.S.

The key deliberated article of the US Constitution is the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]], which states that:
((blockquote|All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.<ref>((cite web|title=The Constitution of the United States of America: As Amended|url=http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=110_cong_documents&docid=f:hd050.pdf|date=2007-07-25|access-date=2009-02-17))</ref>|sign=|source=))

The official report of the US Senate Judiciary Committee, issued in 1983 after extensive hearings on the [[Human Life Amendment]] (proposed by Senators [[Orrin Hatch]] and [[Thomas Eagleton]]), stated:

((blockquote|Thus, the [Judiciary] Committee observes that no significant legal barriers of any kind whatsoever exist today in the United States for a woman to obtain an abortion for any reason during any stage of her pregnancy.<ref>Report, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. Senate, on Senate Joint Resolution 3, 98th Congress", 98–149, June 7, 1983, p. 6.</ref>|sign=|source=))

A number of states limit elective abortions to a maximum number of weeks into pregnancy, usually prior to when the fetus could survive if removed from the womb. For comparative purposes, the youngest child thought to have survived a premature birth in the United States was Curtis Means born on July 5, 2020, in [[Birmingham, Alabama]], at 21 weeks and 1 day gestational age or 148 days, vs. possibly expected gestational period of 40 weeks, approx. 280 days.<ref name=":6">((cite news | url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59243796 | title=Alabama boy certified as world's most premature baby | work=BBC News | date=November 11, 2021 ))</ref>

Because of the split between federal and state law, legal access to abortion continues to vary somewhat by state. Geographic availability, however, varies dramatically, with 87 percent of US counties having no [[abortion provider]].<ref name=":7">((cite web |url=http://www.prochoice.org/pubs_research/publications/downloads/about_abortion/access_abortion.pdf |title=Access to Abortion|year=2003 |access-date=June 17, 2007 |publisher=National Abortion Federation| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070619183614/http://www.prochoice.org/pubs_research/publications/downloads/about_abortion/access_abortion.pdf| archive-date= June 19, 2007 | url-status= live))</ref> Moreover, due to the [[Hyde Amendment]], many [[Medicaid|state health programs]] which poor women rely on for their health care do not cover abortions; currently, only 17 states (including [[California]], [[Illinois]], and [[New York (state)|New York]]) offer, or require, such coverage.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.aclu.org/FilesPDFs/map.pdf|title="Public Funding for Abortion" (map)|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref>

The 1992 case of ''[[Planned Parenthood v. Casey]]'' overturned ''Roe's'' strict trimester formula, but re-emphasized the right to abortion as grounded in the general sense of liberty and privacy protected under the [[Due Process Clause]] of the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution]]:

((blockquote|"If the right of privacy means anything, it is the right of the individual, married or single, to be free from unwarranted governmental intrusion into matters so fundamentally affecting a person as the decision whether to bear or beget a child."))
Advancements in medical technology meant that a fetus might be considered viable, and thus have some basis of a right to life, at 22 or 23 weeks, rather than at the 28 that was more common at the time ''Roe'' was decided. For this reason, the old trimester formula was ruled obsolete, with a new focus on viability of the fetus.

Since 1995, led by Congressional [[United States Republican Party|Republicans]], the [[United States House of Representatives|US House of Representatives]] and [[United States Senate|US Senate]] have moved several times to pass measures banning the procedure of [[intact dilation and extraction]], also commonly known as partial birth abortion. After several long and emotional debates on the issue, such measures passed twice by wide margins, but President [[Bill Clinton]] [[veto]]ed those bills in April 1996 and October 1997 respectively, on the grounds that they did not include health exceptions. Congressional supporters of the bill argued that a health exception would render the bill unenforceable, since the ''[[Doe v. Bolton]]'' decision defined "health" in vague terms, justifying any motive for obtaining an abortion. Subsequent Congressional attempts at overriding the veto were unsuccessful. On October 2, 2003, with a vote of 281–142, the House again approved a measure banning the procedure, called the ''[[Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act]]''. Through this legislation, a doctor could face up to two years in prison and face civil lawsuits for performing such an abortion. A woman who undergoes the procedure cannot be prosecuted under the measure. The measure contains an exemption to allow the procedure if the woman's life is threatened.

On October 21, 2003, the [[United States Senate]] passed the same bill by a vote of 64–34, with a number of Democrats joining in support. The bill was signed by President [[George W. Bush]] on November 5, 2003, but a federal judge blocked its enforcement in several states just a few hours after it became public law. The Supreme Court upheld the nationwide ban on the procedure in the case ''[[Gonzales v. Carhart]]'' on April 18, 2007. The 5–4 ruling said the ''Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act'' does not conflict with previous Court decisions regarding abortion. The decision marked the first time the court allowed a ban on any type of abortion since 1973. The swing vote, which came from moderate justice [[Anthony Kennedy]], was joined by Justices [[Antonin Scalia]], [[Clarence Thomas]], and the two recent appointees, [[Samuel Alito]] and Chief Justice [[John G. Roberts|John Roberts]]. ''Gonzales'' was eventually followed by ''[[United States v. Texas (2021)|United States v. Texas]]'' and ''[[Whole Women's Health v. Jackson]]'', and finally superseded by ''Dobbs v. Jackson''.

== Current legal status of abortion by state, territory, or district ==
<!---please list states in alphabetical order--->
[[File:US state abortion trigger laws.svg|thumb|upright=1.5|States with trigger laws or pre-''Roe'' bans on abortion that made abortion illegal in the state following ''Roe v. Wade'' being overturned.
((legend|#fa2e55|Trigger laws))
((legend|#894e4f|Trigger laws and pre-Roe laws))
((legend|#f3a4a8|Pre-Roe laws))]]
In the aftermath of the ''Dobbs'' ruling, state legislation and court rulings determine most aspects of abortion access in the United States. The following sections outline the current status of abortion law in the various states and territories; references to ''weeks'' refer to the number of weeks since the pregnant individual's [[Menstruation#Length and duration|last menstrual period]], or LMP, which is typically used as a measure of how long they have been pregnant.

=== Alabama ===
((main|Abortion in Alabama))

Abortion is illegal in Alabama, with exceptions to preserve the pregnant individual's life or physical health, or if the fetus has a fatal anomaly.  There are no exceptions for rape or incest.<ref name=":5">((cite web |date=2016-03-14 |title=State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-later-abortions |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Guttmacher Institute |language=en))</ref>

Performing an abortion is a Class A felony with up to 99 years in prison, and attempted abortion is a Class C felony punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison, under a law passed in May 2019.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.findlaw.com/state/alabama-law/alabama-abortion-laws.html | title=Alabama Abortion Laws ))</ref>

Alabama Attorney General [[Steve Marshall (politician)|Steve Marshall]] stated that Alabama law would allow the state to prosecute those who helped organize or finance trips by Alabamians to other states in order to receive abortions, even if abortion were legal in those states. In July 2023, two abortion advocacy groups filed lawsuits seeking to prevent such prosecutions.<ref>((cite web | last=Chandler | first=Kim | title=Alabama health care providers sue over threat of prosecution for abortion help | website=AP News | date=31 July 2023 | url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-alabama-lawsuit-9ed07274058a5fd79b5ba936b00a8380 | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

===Alaska===
((main|Abortion in Alaska))

Abortion is legal in Alaska at all stages of pregnancy.

Only licensed physicians may perform abortion procedures. Alaska does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion In Alaska|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-alaska|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down|url=https://apnews.com/article/f377dc791bb4493c8ae55bc3459896eb|access-date=August 16, 2023|website=Associated Press|date=July 23, 2016 ))</ref>

=== American Samoa ===
((Main|Abortion in American Samoa))

Abortion is illegal in American Samoa, and was effectively illegal there before Roe v. Wade was overturned.<ref>((cite web|title=After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws By State - American Samoa|url=https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/american-samoa/|access-date=October 6, 2023|website=Center For Reproductive Rights))</ref>

===Arizona===
((main|Abortion in Arizona))

Abortion in Arizona is illegal, except for when it is necessary to save the life of the pregnant individual.<ref>((cite web |last1=Fischer |first1=Howard |title=Ruling: Near-total abortion ban is law in Arizona |url=https://tucson.com/news/state-regional/government-politics/arizona-abortion-ruling-ban/article_13f92a90-f67e-11ee-ba5c-3b4de9f8716f.html |website=tucson.com |publisher=Arizona Daily Star |access-date=11 May 2024))</ref> Legislation re-establishing legal abortion up to 15 weeks will come into effect later in 2024, and the near-total ban is not currently being enforced.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/arizona-senate-house-abortion-ruling.html</ref>

Patients must meet with a physician at least 24 hours before the procedure, and a licensed physician must perform the procedure. Minors under the age of 18 must receive parental consent.<ref name=":0">((cite web|title=Abortion Laws By State 2021|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/abortion-laws-by-state|url-status=live|access-date=September 9, 2021|website=World Population Review|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924143733/https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/abortion-laws-by-state |archive-date=September 24, 2020 ))</ref>

A total abortion ban was passed by the [[Arizona Territory]] legislature in 1864 that was invalidated by ''Roe''. A 15-week ban trigger law was passed in Arizona in 2022. However, after the ''Dobbs'' decision was handed down later that year, there was confusion over which of the two laws should go into effect: Governor [[Doug Ducey]] backed the 15-week ban, while Attorney General [[Mark Brnovich]] held that the older total ban should be operative. In December 2022, a state appeals court ruled that the 2022 law should take precedence, as 50 years of post-''Roe'' regulations had invalidated the 1864 law, and allowed abortions up to 15 weeks to resume in the state.<ref>((cite web | title=Arizona's 1864 abortion ban doesn't overrule 50 years of more recent regulations | website=Arizona Mirror | date=31 December 2022 | url=https://www.azmirror.com/2022/12/30/arizonas-1864-abortion-ban-doesnt-overrule-50-years-of-more-recent-regulations/ | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref> Meanwhile, the [[2022 Arizona elections]] resulted in the election of Governor [[Katie Hobbs]] and Attorney General [[Kris Mayes]], both of whom support abortion rights; Mayes refused to defend either law during the litigation before the [[Arizona Supreme Court]], leaving various legislators and anti-abortion groups jockeying to take up the defense.<ref>((cite web | title=GOP state leaders win permission to defend abortion law in court | website=Arizona Mirror | date=15 March 2023 | url=https://www.azmirror.com/2023/03/15/gop-state-leaders-win-permission-to-defend-abortion-law-in-court/ | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web | title=Mayes: Effort to revive Arizona's abortion ban should be dismissed | website=Arizona Mirror | date=4 May 2023 | url=https://www.azmirror.com/2023/05/04/mayes-effort-to-revive-arizonas-abortion-ban-should-be-dismissed/ | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref> On April 9, 2024, the Republican-controlled [[Arizona Supreme Court]] ruled in ''[[Planned Parenthood Arizona v. Mayes]]'' that the 1864 law could be enforced.<ref>((cite web |last1=Billeuad |first1=Jacques |last2=Snow |first2=Anita |title= Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says |url= https://apnews.com/article/arizona-abortion-restrictions-1864-9c68866d69dca38c728dd27b80592e8f |website=[[The Associated Press]] |publisher=The Associated Press |access-date=10 April 2024))</ref> Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes, a Democrat, responded to the Arizona Supreme Court decision by declaring that "as long as I am Attorney General, no woman or doctor will be prosecuted under this draconian law in this state".<ref>((cite news |last1=Grenoble |first1=Ryan |title=Arizona Attorney General Says She Wouldn't Enforce "Unconscionable" Abortion Ban |url= https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/arizona-attorney-general-abortion-ban_n_66158cf1e4b07b7205f1794e |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=April 9, 2024))</ref> The ban has been enforceable since April 23, 2024, 14 days after the ruling.<ref>((cite news |last1=Grenoble |first1=Ryan |title= Arizona Supreme Court rules state must adhere to century-old law banning nearly all abortions |url= https://edition.cnn.com/2024/04/08/us/arizona-supreme-court-abortion-access-tuesday/index.html |access-date=April 10, 2024 |work=[[CNN]] |date=April 9, 2024))</ref> However, on May 1, the Arizona Legislature repealed the 1864 law, leaving the 15-week ban in place. Because Arizona laws do not go into effect until 90 days after the legislature adjourns for the summer, it is possible that there will be a window of some months when abortion will be illegal in the state, although the state Attorney General have filed a lawsuit to prevent the older law from being enforced during this time.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/01/us/arizona-senate-house-abortion-ruling.html</ref>

In July 2023, Hobbs issued an executive order stripping local prosecutors of their ability to file prosecutions over the 15-week ban or (if it's revived in court) the 1864 ban, and assigning that power to Mayes, who in turn stated that she had no intention of ever filing such prosecutions.<ref>((cite web | title=Mayes says she has no plans to prosecute any abortions | website=KJZZ | date=3 July 2023 | url=https://kjzz.org/content/1851139/mayes-says-she-has-no-plans-prosecute-any-abortions | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web | last=Clift | first=Eleanor | title=How Arizona Became Ground Zero for the Abortion Rights Battle | website=The Daily Beast | date=3 July 2023 | url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/how-arizona-became-ground-zero-for-the-abortion-rights-battle | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

On April 2, 2024, the campaign, Arizona for Abortion Access, had announced that it had collected enough signatures to allow an [[List of Arizona ballot propositions|abortion initiative proposal]], to protect abortion rights in Arizona up to [[fetal viability]], on the November 2024 ballot. Initiative supporters have stated their intention to gather more signatures before the July 3, 2024, deadline.<ref>((cite web | last=Tabet | first=Alex | title= Arizona abortion rights amendment backers says they've gathered signatures needed for 2024 ballot | website=[[NBC]] | date=2 April 2024 | url= https://www.nbcnews.com/news/rcna145922 | access-date=10 April 2024))</ref>

===Arkansas===
((main|Abortion in Arkansas))

Abortion is illegal in Arkansas, with an exception for abortions necessary to save the life of the pregnant individual; there are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref>((cite web |last=Breen |first=Daniel |date=2023-03-30 |title=Lawmakers reject child rape, incest exceptions to Arkansas abortion ban |url=https://www.ualrpublicradio.org/local-regional-news/2023-03-30/lawmakers-reject-child-rape-incest-exceptions-to-arkansas-abortion-ban |access-date=2023-04-03 |website=KUAR |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-arkansas|title=Abortion in Arkansas|access-date=4 October 2023))</ref>

Doctors determined to have performed an abortion face up to 10 years in prison, and fines up to $100,000.<ref name=":4"/>

===California===
((main|Abortion in California))

Abortion is legal in California up to the point of [[fetal viability]], or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health (including mental health) of the pregnant individual.

Nurse-midwives and other non-physician qualified medical personnel with proper training may perform abortion procedures early in pregnancy. California does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref name=":0" /> In November 2022, California voters passed [[2022 California Proposition 1|Proposition 1]], enshrining the right to legal abortion and contraception in the state constitution.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134833374/california-results-abortion-contraception-amendment-midterms|title=California voters enshrine right to abortion and contraception in state constitution|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=19 February 2023))</ref>

=== Colorado ===
((Main|Abortion in Colorado))

Abortion is legal in Colorado at all stages of pregnancy. Minors' parents or legal guardians must receive notice before the procedure.<ref name=":0" />

In 2008, Kristine and Michael Burton of Colorado for Equal Rights proposed [[2008 Colorado Amendment 48|Colorado Amendment 48]], an initiative to amend the definition of a person to "any human being from the moment of fertilization".<ref>[http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/Amendments%20and%20Referenda/36%20Statement%20of%20Sufficiency.pdf Statement of Sufficiency] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081128140320/http://www.elections.colorado.gov/WWW/default/Amendments%20and%20Referenda/36%20Statement%20of%20Sufficiency.pdf |date=November 28, 2008 )) (pdf). ''Secretary of State''. State of Colorado. May 29, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.coloradoforequalrights.com/ Personhood Initiative '08]. ''Colorado for Equal Rights''.</ref> On November 4, 2008, the initiative was turned down by 73.2 percent of the voters.<ref>((cite web|url=http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2008/48-definition-of-person/|title=48-Definition of Person - Results: Elections: The Denver Post|website=Denver Post Election Data|access-date=June 27, 2019|archive-date=November 8, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081108030631/http://data.denverpost.com/election/results/amendment/2008/48-definition-of-person/|url-status=dead))</ref>

The state passed the Reproductive Health Equity Act into law in April 2022, which protects abortion rights, and assures "every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual's reproductive health care, including the fundamental right to use or refuse contraception; a pregnant individual has a fundamental right to continue a pregnancy and give birth, or to have an abortion, and to make decisions about how to exercise that right; and a fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent or derivative rights under the laws of the state".<ref>((cite news | url = https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/04/politics/colorado-abortion-rights-bill-governor-jared-polis-signs/index.html | title = Colorado governor signs bill to protect access to abortion | first = Shanwa | last = Mizelle | date = April 4, 2022  | access-date = April 4, 2022 | work = [[CNN]] ))</ref>

===Connecticut===
((main|Abortion in Connecticut))

Abortion is legal in Connecticut up to the point of [[fetal viability]], or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health (including mental health) of the pregnant individual.<ref>((cite web |title=Where Can I Get an Abortion? ((!)) U.S. Abortion Clinic Locator |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-connecticut |access-date=2022-07-02 |website=www.abortionfinder.org |language=en))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Abortion Access In Connecticut|url=https://portal.ct.gov/reproductiverights?language=en_US|access-date=October 6, 2023|website=State of Connecticut))</ref>  Connecticut does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion In Connecticut|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-connecticut|access-date=August 18, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

The 1821 abortion law of Connecticut was the first known law passed in the United States to restrict abortion. Although this law did not completely outlaw abortions, it placed heavier restrictions, as it prevented people from attempting or receiving abortions, which was generally through the consumption of poison, during the first four months of a pregnancy.<ref>((cite web|title=Reproductive Rights in the US: Timeline|url=https://www.history.com/news/reproductive-rights-timeline|access-date=October 6, 2023|website=History.com|date=July 13, 2023 ))</ref>

===District of Columbia===
((Main|Abortion in the District of Columbia))

Abortion is legal in the District of Columbia at all stages of pregnancy. The District of Columbia does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-washington-dc|title=Abortion in Washington, D.C.|access-date=1 October 2023))</ref>

A previous statute making abortion a criminal offense in the District was repealed in 2004. The consequence of this repeal is that abortion is completely unregulated in the District throughout the period of pregnancy.

===Delaware===
((main|Abortion in Delaware))

Abortion is legal in Delaware up to the point of [[fetal viability]].  Parental notification is required for minors under the age of 16.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-delaware|title=Abortion in Delaware|access-date=19 August 2023))</ref>

55% of adults said in a poll by the Pew Research Center that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. There was a therapeutic exceptions in the state's legislative ban on abortions by 1900. Informed consent laws were on the books by 2007. As of May 14, 2019, the state prohibited abortions after the fetus was viable, generally some point between week 24 and 28. This period uses a standard defined by the US Supreme Court in 1973 with the ''Roe v. Wade'' ruling.

===Florida===
((main|Abortion in Florida))

Abortion is legal up to 6 weeks in Florida, with exceptions for rape, incest, and human trafficking (up to 15 weeks), fetal abnormalities (before the third trimester), and, throughout pregnancy, if the woman's life is in danger. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-florida| title=Abortion in Florida | website=Abortion Finder | date=August 20, 2023 ))</ref>

Until 2022, abortion in Florida was legal up to the 24th week of pregnancy. 56% of adults said in a poll by the Pew Research Center that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. An abortion ban with therapeutic exception was in place by 1900. Such laws were in place after the American Medical Association sought to criminalize abortion in 1857. By 2007, the state had a customary informed consent provision for abortions. By 2013, state Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP) law applied to medication induced abortions. Attempts to ban abortion took place in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2016.

There is a privacy clause in the [[Constitution of Florida]], and the [[Supreme Court of Florida]], had in 1989 ruled that it protected a right to abortion in the state. The Florida Legislature outlawed abortion after 15 weeks in 2022, and the court declined to [[Stay of proceedings|stay]] that law as challenges to it made their way through the Florida legal system. In 2023, the Florida Legislature passed a "[[heartbeat bill]]" banning abortion at 6 weeks, but the law had a [[Trigger law|trigger provision]], preventing it from going into effect unless the Florida Supreme Court first ruled in favor of the 15-week ban. The Court did so on April 1, 2024.<ref name="Barry"/><ref>((cite web | url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/13/politics/florida-abortion-ban/index.html | title=Florida Gov. DeSantis signs 6-week abortion ban &#124; CNN Politics | website=[[CNN]] | date=April 13, 2023 ))</ref> On the same day, the Court approved [[2024 Florida Amendment 4|Amendment 4]], an [[List of Florida ballot measures|initiative]] that will appear on the 2024 ballot that would, if passed, allow elective abortion up to the point of fetal viability. The initiative will require a 60% supermajority of voters to approve it in order to pass.<ref>https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2024-04-01/florida-supreme-court-oks-abortion-amendment-for-2024-ballot</ref>

The 6-week ban took effect on May 1, 2024.<ref name="Barry">https://supremecourt.flcourts.gov/content/download/2285280/opinion/Opinion_SC2022-1050%20&%20SC2022-1127.pdf</ref>

=== Georgia ===
((main|Abortion in Georgia (U.S. state)))

Abortion is legal in Georgia up to 5 or 6 weeks from the beginning of the last menses (on average, 1 to 2 weeks after a missed period), not counting a 24-hour waiting period. Parental notification is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-georgia| title=Abortion in Georgia | website=Abortion Finder | date=August 20, 2023 ))</ref>

Georgia passed an abortion law on ((as of|2019|5|7|alt=May 7, 2019)), which prohibits abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, usually six weeks following the last menstrual period.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=cbs>((cite web |last=Smith |first=Kate |title=A pregnant 11-year-old rape victim in Ohio would no longer be allowed to have an abortion under new state law |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ohio-abortion-heartbeat-bill-pregnant-11-year-old-rape-victim-barred-abortion-after-new-ohio-abortion-bill-2019-05-13/ |website=CBS News |access-date=May 14, 2019 |date=May 13, 2019))</ref> The constitutionality of the law was challenged by the [[American Civil Liberties Union]], [[Planned Parenthood]], and the [[Center for Reproductive Rights]]. In October 2019, the federal judge overseeing the case blocked enforcement of the ban, which was to take effect in January 2020, stating that the plaintiffs have shown a likelihood of winning the case.<ref>((cite news | url = https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/01/politics/georgia-abortion-ban-judge-blocks/index.html | title = Federal judge blocks Georgia's controversial abortion ban | first = Caroline | last = Kelly | date = October 1, 2019 | access-date= October 1, 2019 |work = [[CNN]] | quote=The law, House Bill 481, is one of the nation's most restrictive measures, outlawing the procedure as early as six weeks into pregnancy, when a fetal heartbeat is detected. That can come before many women know they're pregnant. ))</ref>

The law was reinstated after the ''Dobbs'' ruling. A court challenge based on the premise that the law violated the U.S. Constitution when it was passed because it was passed before ''Dobbs'' was rejected by the state Supreme Court in 2023; litigation over whether the law violates the [[Constitution of Georgia (U.S. state)|state constitution]] is continuing in lower courts.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.wabe.org/challenge-to-state-abortion-restrictions-to-be-argued-before-georgia-supreme-court/| title=Challenge to state's abortion ban to be argued before Georgia Supreme Court today | website=WABE | date=March 28, 2023 ))</ref><ref>((Cite news |last=Chen |first=David W. |date=2023-10-24 |title=Georgia Supreme Court Allows State's Six-Week Abortion Ban to Remain in Effect |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/georgia-abortion-ban-supreme-court.html |access-date=2023-10-29 |issn=0362-4331))</ref>

=== Guam ===
((Main|Abortion in Guam))

Abortion services are currently unavailable in Guam because there are no local clinicians who provide them.

Abortion is legal in Guam up to 13 weeks; up to 26 weeks in cases of rape, incest, or if "the child would be born with a grave physical or mental defect"; or at any time if a physician can demonstrate "substantial risk that continuance of the pregnancy would endanger the life of the mother, or would gravely impair the physical or mental health of the mother".<ref>((cite web|title=Reproductive Health Information|url=https://bwa.guam.gov/outreach/reproductive-health-information|access-date=2023-06-26))</ref>

However, there have been no physicians based in Guam who have provided abortions since the last provider retired in 2016. In January 2021, a court injunction blocked a law that required an in-person consultation before an abortion, which allowed doctors licensed to practice in Guam, but resident elsewhere, to prescribe [[Medical abortion|abortion pills]] to Guam residents via [[telemedicine]]; two doctors in [[Hawaii]] did so,<ref name="Chen">((cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/26/us/guam-abortion.html |work=The New York Times |title=In Isolated Guam, Abortion Is Legal. And Nearly Impossible to Get. |first=David |last=Chen |date=June 26, 2023 |access-date=June 26, 2023))</ref> but an appeals court lifted the injunction in August 2023.<ref>((cite web | last=Chen | first=David W. | title=Federal Appeals Court Further Limits Abortion Access on Guam | website=The New York Times | date=2 August 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/us/guam-abortion-ruling.html | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

A 1990 law that would ban nearly all abortions is blocked by federal courts. [[Attorney General of Guam]] [[Douglas Moylan]] is currently appealing this injunction.<ref name="Chen"/><ref>((cite web|title=Raidoo et al. v. Camacho et al.|url=https://www.aclu.org/cases/raidoo-et-al-v-camacho-et-al|access-date=2023-06-26))</ref> The [[Legislature of Guam]] passed a six-week ban in 2022 that was vetoed by [[List of governors of Guam|Governor]] [[Lou Leon Guerrero]].<ref name="Chen"/>

===Hawaii===
((main|Abortion in Hawaii))

Abortion is legal in Hawaii up to the point of [[fetal viability]], or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health of the pregnant individual. Hawaii does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|date=3 April 2023|title=Abortion in Hawaii|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-hawaii|access-date=3 April 2023))</ref>

As of 2017, there are 28 clinics in Hawaii that will perform abortions. After viability, an abortion is only allowed if the patient's life or health is in danger.<ref>((cite web|date=January 26, 2016|title=State Facts About Abortion: Hawaii|url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-hawaii|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en))</ref>

===Idaho===
((main|Abortion in Idaho))

Abortion is illegal in Idaho, with exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the pregnant individual’s life; there are no exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-idaho|title=Abortion in Idaho|access-date=25 May 2024))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://reproductiverights.org/maps/state/idaho/|title=After Roe Fell: Abortion Laws By State - Idaho|access-date=13 October 2023))</ref>

===Illinois===
((main|Abortion in Illinois))

Abortion is legal in Illinois up to the point of [[fetal viability]], or after that if necessary to preserve the life or health (including mental health) of the pregnant individual.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-illinois|title=Abortion in Illinois|access-date=27 August 2023))</ref>

Illinois does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((Cite web | publisher = ACLU of Illinois | url = https://www.aclu-il.org/en/legislation/hb-370-youth-health-and-safety-act | title = HB 370: Youth Health and Safety Act | date = 26 October 2021 | accessdate = August 8, 2023))</ref> ((As of|2017)), Illinois had 40 facilities that can perform abortions.<ref>((cite web|date=January 26, 2016|title=State Facts About Abortion: Illinois|url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-illinois|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en))</ref> In 2019, the Illinois state legislature passed into law the Reproductive Health Act, which repealed all earlier state restrictions on abortion before viability, and codified reproductive rights into state law.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/12/politics/illinois-governor-signs-abortion-protection-law/index.html|title=Illinois governor signs sweeping abortion protection bill into law|website=[[CNN]] |date=June 12, 2019 |access-date=20 February 2023))</ref>

===Indiana===
((main|Abortion in Indiana))

Abortion is currently illegal in Indiana, with exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities, to preserve the life and physical health of the pregnant individual, or (before 10 weeks post-fertilization) in cases of rape or incest.<ref>((cite web |last=Rodgers |first=Arleigh |date=August 6, 2022 |title=Indiana becomes 1st state to approve abortion ban post Roe |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-indianapolis-indiana-83fe300188fcf15d8a3b4a36ceee7443 |website=Associated Press))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-indiana|title=Abortion in Indiana|access-date=19 October 2023))</ref>

===Iowa===
((main|Abortion in Iowa))

Abortion is legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks, pending litigation in state court over a 6-week ban passed by the state legislature. Parental notification is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-iowa|title=Abortion in Iowa|access-date=17 July 2023))</ref>

Iowa passed a six-week "heartbeat" ban in 2018 that was struck down by the [[Iowa Supreme Court]], which ruled that the Iowa constitution protects the right to abortion. However, the court reversed that ruling in on June 17, 2022, a week before the U.S. Supreme Court issued its ruling in ''Dobbs.''<ref name="Stracqualursi">((Cite web |first=Veronica |last=Stracqualursi |title=Iowa Supreme Court rules state constitution does not protect right to abortion |url=https://www.cnn.com/2022/06/17/politics/iowa-supreme-court-abortion-state-constitution-ruling/index.html |access-date=2022-06-26 |website=CNN|date=17 June 2022 ))</ref> Justice [[Edward Mansfield (judge)|Edward Mansfield]] wrote in the majority that "All we hold today is that the Iowa Constitution is not the source of a fundamental right to an abortion necessitating a strict scrutiny standard of review for regulations affecting that right".<ref name="Stracqualursi"/>

In the wake of this reversal, the 2018 ban made its way through the Iowa court system again; in June 2023, the Iowa Supreme Court deadlocked 3–3 on the law, with one justice recusing themselves, which means a lower court ruling blocking the law remains permanently in place.<ref>((cite web | last1=Morris | first1=William | last2=Akin | first2=Katie | last3=Gruber-Miller | first3=Stephen | title=Iowa Supreme Court deadlocks: 6-week abortion ban won't go into effect | website=The Des Moines Register | date=16 June 2023 | url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/crime-and-courts/2023/06/16/timeline-on-iowa-supreme-court-abortion-law-ruling-pregnancy-kim-reynolds/70325858007/ | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref> The next month, Iowa governor [[Kim Reynolds]] signed similar legislation that was almost immediately blocked by a district court pending litigation.<ref>((cite web | last=Gruber-Miller | first=Stephen | title=Iowa abortion law temporarily blocked by Polk County judge | website=The Des Moines Register | date=17 July 2023 | url=https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2023/07/17/iowa-fetal-heartbeat-abortion-law-court-ruling-temporary-injunction-kim-reynolds-pregnancy/70420027007/ | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

===Kansas===
((main|Abortion in Kansas))

Abortion is legal in Kansas up to 22 weeks after the last menstrual period (20 weeks post-fertilization). Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-kansas|title=Abortion in Kansas|access-date=21 February 2023))</ref>

[[Kansas]] lawmakers approved sweeping anti-abortion legislation (HB 2253) on April 6, 2013,<ref>((cite web|url=http://www.kslegislature.org/li/b2013_14/measures/hb2253/|title=HB 2253|website=KS Legislature|date=April 6, 2013|access-date=July 26, 2022))</ref> that says life begins at fertilization, forbids abortion based on "gender", and bans Planned Parenthood from providing sex education in schools.<ref>((cite web|last=Black|first=Jeff|date=April 5, 2013|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/kansas-lawmakers-pass-sweeping-anti-abortion-legislation-flna1b9241585|title=Kansas lawmakers pass sweeping anti-abortion legislation|work=NBC News|access-date=July 26, 2022))</ref> In 2015, Kansas became the first state to ban the [[dilation and evacuation]] procedure, a common second-trimester abortion procedure.<ref>[https://news.yahoo.com/kansas-governor-signs-nations-1st-ban-abortion-procedure-144832291.html Kansas governor signs nation's 1st ban on abortion procedure - Yahoo News]. News.yahoo.com (April 7, 2015). Retrieved on 2015-04-12.</ref> But the new law was later struck down by the [[Kansas Court of Appeals]] in January 2016, without ever having gone into effect.<ref>((Cite magazine|url=http://time.com/4190155/kansas-second-trimester-abortion-ban/|title=Kansas Court Strikes Down Second-Trimester Abortion Ban|last=Alter|first=Charlotte|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=October 20, 2016))</ref>
 
In April 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision, and ruled that the right to abortion is inherent within [[Wyandotte Constitution|the state's constitution and bill of rights]], such that, even if ''Roe v. Wade'' were overturned, and the federal protection of abortion rights is withdrawn, the right would still be allowed within Kansas, barring a change in the state constitution.<ref>((cite web | url = https://www.npr.org/2019/04/26/717449336/kansas-supreme-court-rules-state-constitution-protects-right-to-abortion | title = Kansas Supreme Court Rules State Constitution Protects Right To Abortion | first1= Dan | last1= Margolies | first2 =Celia | last2= Llopis-Jepsen | date = April 26, 2019 | access-date = April 26, 2019 |work = [[NPR]] ))</ref> A proposed constitutional amendment that would have superseded this ruling was [[2022 Kansas Value Them Both Amendment#Results|decisively rejected]] by voters on August 2, 2022,<ref>((cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kansas_No_State_Constitutional_Right_to_Abortion_and_Legislative_Power_to_Regulate_Abortion_Amendment_(August_2022)|title=Kansas No Right to Abortion in Constitution Amendment (August 2022)|access-date=January 5, 2021|publisher=[[Ballotpedia]]))</ref> six weeks after Roe was overturned in ''[[Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization]]''.

===Kentucky===
((main|Abortion in Kentucky))

Abortion is illegal in Kentucky, except when necessary to prevent the patient from dying or to prevent the permanent impairment of a "life-sustaining organ". There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2">((cite web |last=Mazziotta |first=Julie |date=2022-06-24 |title=Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, and South Dakota Have Already Banned Abortions After the Roe Reversal |url=https://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-louisiana-missouri-south-dakota-180722855.html |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Yahoo! News |language=en-US))</ref>

Performing an illegal abortion is a Class C felony, with imprisonment of 5 to 10 years and fines of $1,000 to $10,000.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.findlaw.com/state/kentucky-law/kentucky-abortion-laws.html | title=Kentucky Abortion Laws ))</ref>

The ACLU announced plans to sue the state in court, claiming that the state constitution recognizes abortion as a right.<ref>((cite web |last1=Yetter |first1=Deborah |title=Abortion ends in Kentucky as Supreme Court strikes down Roe v. Wade due to trigger law |url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2022/06/24/scotus-strikes-down-roe-v-wade-ending-kentucky-abortion-access/9928612002/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=The Courier-Journal))</ref><ref>((cite web |last1=Rickert |first1=Aprile |date=24 June 2022 |title=After Dobbs decision, nearly all abortions now illegal in Kentucky |url=https://wfpl.org/after-dobbs-decision-nearly-all-abortions-now-illegal-in-kentucky/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=89.3 WFPL News Louisville))</ref> On June 30, 2022, [[Jefferson County, Kentucky|Jefferson County]] [[Kentucky Circuit Courts|Circuit Judge]] Mitch Perry issued a temporary restraining order blocking enforcement of the state's abortion ban, pending further hearings to determine if the ban violates the [[Kentucky Constitution]]. This order temporarily allows both elective abortion providers, which are both located in [[Louisville, Kentucky|Louisville]], to temporarily resume elective abortions.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-temporarily-blocks-ky-e2-80-99s-trigger-law-banning-abortions-procedure-can-continue-for-now/ar-AAZ2st9?ocid=uxbndlbing |title=Judge temporarily blocks KY's trigger law banning abortions. Procedure can continue for now |publisher=Msn.com |date=2022-06-30 |access-date=2023-02-05))</ref> Both the [[Kentucky Court of Appeals]] and the [[Kentucky Supreme Court]] refused a request to dissolve the restraining order;<ref>((cite web|author=WLKY Digital Team |url=https://www.wlky.com/article/appeals-court-ag-daniel-cameron-abortions-kentucky/40490274 |title=Appeals court rules against AG Daniel Cameron's efforts to halt abortions in Kentucky |publisher=Wlky.com |date=2022-07-02 |access-date=2023-02-05))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kentucky-supreme-court-denies-abortion-ban-reinstated |title=Kentucky Supreme Court denies state AG's request to have abortion ban reinstated |publisher=Foxnews.com |date=2022-07-06 |access-date=2023-02-05))</ref> however, the trigger law banning abortions was reinstated on August 1, 2022.<ref name="wlky.com">((Cite web|url=https://www.wlky.com/article/appeals-court-ag-daniel-cameron-abortions-kentucky/40490274|title=Appeals court rules against AG Daniel Cameron's efforts to halt abortions in Kentucky|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|date=July 3, 2022|website=WLKY))</ref><ref name="foxnews.com">((Cite web|url=https://www.foxnews.com/politics/kentucky-supreme-court-denies-abortion-ban-reinstated|title=Kentucky Supreme Court denies state AG's request to have abortion ban reinstated|first=Brie|last=Stimson|date=July 6, 2022|website=Fox News))</ref>

In November 2022, Kentucky voters [[2022 Kentucky Amendment 2|rejected an amendment]] that would have denied any right to abortion in the state constitution.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/kentucky-voters-reject-constitutional-amendment-on-abortion|title=Kentucky voters reject constitutional amendment on abortion|website=[[PBS]] |date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=21 February 2023))</ref> On February 16, 2023, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled that abortion providers lacked [[Standing (law)|standing]] to challenge the state's abortion ban, but did not elaborate on whether or not the Kentucky Constitution secured abortion rights.<ref>((cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Oriana|title=Kentucky Supreme Court refuses to block state abortion bans|url=https://www.axios.com/2023/02/16/kentucky-supreme-court-abortion-bans-trigger/|website=Axios|date=February 16, 2023))</ref>

===Louisiana===
((main|Abortion in Louisiana))

Abortion is illegal in Louisiana, except in cases of fetal abnormalities or when performed to save the pregnant individual's life. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.<ref name=":4">((cite web |last=Blumenthal |first=Paul |date=2022-06-14 |title=These States Will Ban Abortion Now That Roe Is Overturned |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/states-ban-abortion-roe-v-wade-overturned_n_62a755b9e4b0cdccbe537af0 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=HuffPost |language=en))</ref><ref name=":5" /><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-louisiana|title=Abortion in Louisiana|access-date=28 October 2023))</ref>

A lawsuit by Hope Medical Group for Women and Medical Students for Choice challenging the ban was denied on appeal by the Louisiana Supreme Court in August 2022.<ref name="nbcnews.com">((cite web |title=Louisiana and Utah trigger laws banning abortions temporarily blocked by courts |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/louisiana-trigger-law-banning-abortions-temporarily-blocked-court-rcna35528 |access-date=2022-06-28 |website=NBC News |date=June 28, 2022 |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-us-supreme-court-health-louisiana-e6be6dbaf78445eab892d3456b68bf3b|title=Louisiana Supreme Court rejects appeal in abortion ban case|date=August 12, 2022|website=AP News|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref>

===Maine===
((main|Abortion in Maine))

Abortion is legal in Maine, though it must be approved as necessary by a licensed physician after [[fetal viability]].<ref name=usme>((Cite web|url=http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/getPDF.asp?paper=HP1044&item=1&snum=131|title=LD 1619|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref> Maine does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion in Maine|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-maine|access-date=August 25, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

Physicians, physician's assistants, nurse practitioners, and other professional medical providers may perform the procedure.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion Laws By State 2022|url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/state-rankings/abortion-laws-by-state|access-date=July 16, 2022|website=World Population Review))</ref>

===Maryland===
((main|Abortion in Maryland))

Abortion is legal in Maryland throughout pregnancy.<ref>((Cite web |title=Where Can I Get an Abortion? ((!)) U.S. Abortion Clinic Locator |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-maryland |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=www.abortionfinder.org |language=en))</ref><ref>((Cite web |last=Institute |first=Guttmacher |title=Interactive Map: US Abortion Policies and Access After Roe |url=https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/ |access-date=2024-04-10 |website=states.guttmacher.org |language=en))</ref> Parental notification is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-maryland|title=Abortion in Maryland|access-date=19 February 2023))</ref>

===Massachusetts===
((main|Abortion in Massachusetts))
Abortion is legal in Massachusetts up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, abortions may only be performed if a licensed physician determines it to be medically necessary.<ref>((Cite web |title=Massachusetts law about abortion ((!)) Mass.gov |url=https://www.mass.gov/info-details/massachusetts-law-about-abortion |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.mass.gov |language=en))</ref> Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 16.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-massachusetts|title=Abortion in Massachusetts|access-date=18 February 2023))</ref>

In December 2020, the Massachusetts state legislature enshrined abortion rights into state law.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2020/12/29/951259506/massachusetts-senate-overrides-veto-passes-law-expanding-abortion-access|title=Massachusetts Senate Overrides Veto, Passes Law Expanding Abortion Access|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=18 February 2023))</ref>

=== Michigan===
((main|Abortion in Michigan))

Abortion is legal in Michigan, although a physician's approval is needed after [[fetal viability]]. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-michigan|title=Abortion in Michigan|access-date=14 February 2023))</ref>

While the legal landscape around abortion in Michigan was unclear in the wake of the ''Dobbs'' decision due to various conflicting pre-''Roe'' laws that were still on the books, in November 2022, Michigan voters [[2022 Michigan Proposal 3|passed a state constitutional amendment]] that explicitly added the right to abortion and contraception to the Michigan state constitution.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/09/michigan-abortion-amendment-results-2022-00064778|title=Michigan votes to put abortion rights into state constitution|website=[[Politico]] |date=November 9, 2022 |access-date=14 February 2023))</ref>

=== Minnesota ===
((main|Abortion in Minnesota))
Abortion is legal in Minnesota at all stages of pregnancy. In January 2023, the Minnesota state legislature passed a bill enshrining the right to abortion and contraception into Minnesota statutes.  The Minnesota Supreme Court had previously ruled in 1995 that the Minnesota state constitution conferred a right to abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-minnesota-state-government-timothy-walz-11c3b1d5269c929e442b979ff1bac73b|title=Minnesota governor signs broad abortion rights bill into law|website=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 31, 2023 |access-date=12 February 2023))</ref> Minnesota also does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-minnesota|title=Abortion in Minnesota|access-date=12 February 2023))</ref>

=== Mississippi ===
((main|Abortion in Mississippi))

Abortion is illegal in Mississippi, with exceptions when the pregnant person's life is in danger, as well as in rape cases.  There are no exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion In Mississippi|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-mississippi|access-date=August 31, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

Attempted or completed abortion is punishable with a maximum of 10 years imprisonment.<ref name="guttmacher.org">((cite news |date=June 6, 2022 |title=13 States Have Abortion Trigger Bans—Here's What Happens when Roe is Overturned |newspaper=Guttmacher Institute |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/article/2022/06/13-states-have-abortion-trigger-bans-heres-what-happens-when-roe-overturned))</ref>

=== Missouri ===
((main|Abortion in Missouri))

Abortion in Missouri is illegal, with exceptions when the pregnant person's life is severely at risk. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1">((cite web |last=Vagianos |first=Alanna |date=2022-06-24 |title=Abortion Is Now Illegal In These States |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/states-banning-abortion-now_n_62b5cbc9e4b06594c1e36d2a|access-date=2022-06-25 |website=HuffPost |language=en-US))</ref><ref>((cite web|title=Abortion In Missouri |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-missouri|access-date=August 31, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

Those who induce an illegal abortion will face felony charges with up to 15 years in prison.<ref name=":1" /> While doctors are only permitted to perform abortions in cases of medical emergency under Missouri law, Section 188.017, the law "protects any woman who receives an illegal abortion from being prosecuted in violation of the Act".<ref>((cite web | url=https://governor.mo.gov/press-releases/archive/governor-parson-signs-proclamation-end-elective-abortions-missouri-response | title=GOVERNOR PARSON SIGNS PROCLAMATION TO END ELECTIVE ABORTIONS IN MISSOURI IN RESPONSE TO U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION | date=June 29, 2022 ))</ref> In addition, providers who perform or induce "an abortion because of a medical emergency ... shall have the burden of persuasion that the defense is more probably true than not".<ref>((cite web | url=https://revisor.mo.gov/main/OneSection.aspx?section=188.017 | title=188.017. Right to Life of the Unborn Child Act | date=June 29, 2022 ))</ref> The near-total ban on abortions is currently being challenged in court,<ref>((cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-health-missouri-state-government-legal-proceedings-05d21a1234877ffcd358ad74bebe4472|title=Religious leaders sue to block Missouri's abortion ban|website=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 19, 2023 |access-date=23 February 2023))</ref> and abortion-rights supporters are moving to put an [[List of Missouri ballot measures|initiative]] on the ballot to legalize abortion in 2024.<ref>((cite web | last=Betts | first=Anna | title=Missouri Supreme Court Allows Abortion Ballot Initiative to Move Ahead | website=The New York Times | date=20 July 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/20/us/missouri-abortion-ballot-initiative.html | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

=== Montana ===
((main|Abortion in Montana))

Abortion is legal in Montana up to the point of [[fetal viability]], pending the resolution of litigation over more restrictive laws passed by the state legislature.  Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 16.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion in Montana |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-montana |access-date=17 February 2023))</ref>

In November 2022, Montana voters [[2022 Montana elections#Referendum 131|rejected a measure]] that would have given embryos and fetuses legal personhood status.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/10/1134833151/montana-midterms-results-born-alive-abortion|title=Montana voters reject so-called 'Born Alive' ballot measure|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=17 February 2023))</ref>

The [[Montana Supreme Court]] ruled in 1999 that abortion was a right granted by the state constitution.<ref>((cite web | last=Dennison | first=Mike | title=Two-decade-old decision looms large in Montana abortion court fight | website=KTVH | date=27 January 2022 | url=https://www.ktvh.com/news/montana-politics/two-decade-old-decision-looms-large-in-montana-abortion-court-fight | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref> Nevertheless, several recent legislative initiatives have been passed in hopes of challenging that ruling. The legislature passed a 20-week ban in 2021,<ref>((Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/health-business-government-and-politics-montana-abortion-901c2d7fdd0d5427b094bfde3a660032|title=Montana governor signs 3 bills restricting abortion access|date=April 26, 2021|website=AP News|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref> and in 2023 passed a ban on [[dilation and evacuation]], the most common technique used in abortions after 15 weeks. Both laws were blocked by the courts, pending a final ruling.<ref>((cite web | last1=Sanchez | first1=Gabriella | last2=Ziegler | first2=Mary | title=Montana Supreme Court Expands Abortion Access | website=State Court Report | date=19 May 2023 | url=https://statecourtreport.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/montana-supreme-court-expands-abortion-access | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

=== Nebraska ===
((main|Abortion in Nebraska))

Abortion is legal in Nebraska up to 12 weeks.  Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-nebraska|title=Abortion in Nebraska|access-date=16 February 2023))</ref>

=== Nevada ===
((main|Abortion in Nevada))
Abortion is legal in Nevada up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Nevada does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-nevada|title=Abortion in Nevada|access-date=15 February 2023))</ref> Nevada is the only state in the country that criminalizes a woman performing a self-managed abortion by "any drug, medicine, or substance, or any instrument or other means" after the 24th week of pregnancy.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/oct/30/self-managed-abortions-arrest-investiagtion-roe-v-wade|title=Sixty-one people in US criminalized for alleged self-managed abortions, report finds|first=Carter|last=Sherman|date=October 30, 2023|newspaper=The Guardian))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/in-pro-choice-nevada-obscure-law-sends-women-to-prison-for-late-term-pregnancy-loss|title=In pro-choice Nevada, obscure law sends women to prison for late-term pregnancy loss|date=May 29, 2022|website=The Nevada Independent))</ref>

=== New Hampshire ===
((main|Abortion in New Hampshire))

Abortion is legal in New Hampshire up to 24 weeks.  Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-new-hampshire |title=Abortion in New Hampshire|access-date=14 February 2023))</ref>

=== New Jersey ===
((main|Abortion in New Jersey))

Abortion is legal in New Jersey at all stages of pregnancy.  New Jersey does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-new-jersey|title=Abortion in New Jersey|access-date=12 February 2023))</ref>

=== New Mexico ===
((Main|Abortion in New Mexico))

Abortion is legal in New Mexico at all stages of pregnancy.  New Mexico does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-new-mexico|title=Abortion in New Mexico|access-date=11 February 2023))</ref>

=== New York ===
((Main|Abortion in New York))

Abortion is legal in New York up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. New York does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-new-york|title=Abortion in New York |access-date=2 April 2023))</ref>

New York is known in the U.S. as a reproductive sanctuary state. This means that abortion is legal, and seen as health care provided by the state. There are approximately 252 facilities in New York that perform abortions.<ref>((cite web|date=January 26, 2016|title=State Facts About Abortion: New York |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-new-york|access-date=December 10, 2021 |website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en))</ref> In 2019, [[New York (state)|New York]] codified abortions laws and protection in state law. New York state Senator [[Alessandra Biaggi]] has proposed a bill that allows the option for taxpayers in New York to contribute to the abortion access fund on their tax forms. This essentially helps create more access to abortion in the state.<ref>((cite web|date=September 3, 2021|title=The fight for abortion rights in New York is not over|url=https://www.nysenate.gov/newsroom/in-the-news/alessandra-biaggi/fight-abortion-rights-new-york-not-over|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=NY State Senate |language=en))</ref>

=== North Carolina ===
((Main|Abortion in North Carolina))

Abortion is legal in North Carolina through the 12th week of pregnancy. In the case of rape or incest, abortion is legal through the 20th week of pregnancy. In the case of a "life-limiting" fetal abnormality, abortion is legal through the 24th week of pregnancy. If the pregnant individual's life is determined by a qualified physician to be at risk from the pregnancy, then abortion can be legally performed at any stage of pregnancy. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18, though a minor may obtain a judicial bypass that overrides this consent requirement.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-north-carolina|title=Abortion in North Carolina|access-date=10 February 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://states.guttmacher.org/policies/north-carolina/abortion-policies|title=Abortion Policies in North Carolina|access-date=23 November 2023))</ref>

=== North Dakota ===
((Main|Abortion in North Dakota))
Abortion is illegal in North Dakota, with exceptions to save the life of the pregnant person, or, until 6 weeks into a pregnancy, in cases of rape or incest. There are no exceptions for fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref>((cite web|title=Abortion in North Dakota |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-north-dakota |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=Abortion Finder |language=en))</ref>

After the Supreme Court overturned ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' on June 24, 2022, North Dakota moved to ban "almost all abortions, except in the case of rape, incest, or where the mother's life is at risk".<ref name=":4" /> The ban was temporarily blocked by a court.<ref>((cite web |last=Huebner |first=Robin |date=2022-06-24 |title=North Dakota's lone abortion clinic to move to Minnesota after Supreme Court ruling |url=https://www.inforum.com/news/fargo/fargo-abortion-clinic-to-move-to-moorhead-after-supreme-court-ruling |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=InForum |language=en))</ref> Performing an abortion under the proposed ban is a Class C felony,<ref name="guttmacher.org"/> punishable by up to five years in prison and up to a $10,000 fine.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.criminaldefenselawyer.com/resources/criminal-defense/state-felony-laws/north-dakota-felony-class.htm|title=North Dakota Felony Crimes by Class and Sentences|website=www.criminaldefenselawyer.com|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref>

Before the Dobbs decision, the only abortion clinic operating in North Dakota was the [[Red River Women's Clinic]], located in [[Fargo, North Dakota|Fargo]], which is immediately on the border with [[Minnesota]]. In light of the legal uncertainty after the decision, the clinic moved to [[Moorhead, Minnesota]], just on the other side of the state line.<ref>((cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-minnesota-north-dakota-fargo-3ca02dd6ab32139562c0a7857f79b068 |title=North Dakota clinic ramps up move across river to Minnesota |website=[[Associated Press]] |date=August 5, 2022))</ref>

=== Northern Mariana Islands ===
((Main|Abortion in the Northern Mariana Islands))

Abortion is illegal in the Northern Mariana Islands, and was illegal there before ''Roe'' was overturned.

=== Ohio ===
((Main|Abortion in Ohio))

Abortion is legal in Ohio up to 22 weeks LMP. After viability, abortion is legal if, in the professional judgement of an attending physician, the abortion is necessary to protect the pregnant individual's life or health.<ref>((cite news |title=Starting today, Ohioans have a constitutional right to an abortion as Issue 1 takes effect |url=https://www.ideastream.org/2023-12-07/starting-today-ohioans-have-a-constitutional-right-to-an-abortion-as-issue-1-takes-effect |access-date=7 December 2023 |website=Ideastream Public Media|date=December 7, 2023 |last1=Ingles |first1=Jo ))</ref> Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite news |title=Abortion In Ohio |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-ohio |access-date=23 April 2024 |website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

On November 7, 2023, a majority of Ohio voters voted in favor of [[November 2023 Ohio Issue 1|Issue 1]], which ratified an amendment to the state constitution to establish a constitutional right to abortion up to the point of [[fetal viability]]. The constitutional amendment took effect on December 7, 2023, thereby making pre-viability abortions legal in the state of Ohio.<ref>((Cite web |date=2023-11-07 |title=Ohio voters approve to enshrine abortion access in constitution. What happens next? |url=https://www.10tv.com/article/news/politics/elections/ohio-issue-1-what-happens-next/530-a27dc4fe-c2ba-434b-916a-d7e41ce77bc3 |author=10TV Web Staff, Associated Press |access-date=2023-11-08 |website=10tv.com |language=en-US))</ref>

=== Oklahoma ===
((Main|Abortion in Oklahoma))

Abortion is illegal in Oklahoma, unless necessary to save the life of the pregnant person. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref name=":5" />

In 2016, Oklahoma state legislators passed a bill to criminalize abortion for providers, potentially charging them with up to three years in prison.<ref>((Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-oklahoma-abortion-idUSKCN0XJ29I|title=Oklahoma lawmakers approve bill to revoke licenses of abortion doctors|date=April 29, 2016|newspaper=Reuters|access-date=May 19, 2016))</ref> On May 20, 2016, Governor [[Mary Fallin]] vetoed the bill before it could become law, citing its wording as too vague to withstand a legal challenge.<ref>((cite web |url=http://kfor.com/2016/05/20/gov-fallin-vetoes-bill-that-would-make-performing-an-abortion-a-felony/ |title=Gov. Fallin vetoes bill that would make performing an abortion a felony|date=May 20, 2016|website=KFOR.com |access-date=May 20, 2016))</ref>

Governor [[Kevin Stitt]] signed three bills in 2021 that introduced new restrictions on abortion. One bill would revoke a medical license for people who perform abortions, another would ban abortions if a heartbeat is detected, and the third would require board-certified OB-GYN doctors be the only ones who can perform abortions.<ref>((cite web |last1=StateImpact Oklahoma |title=Governor Stitt Signs Three Major Anti-Abortion Bills |url=https://www.kgou.org/health/2021-04-27/governor-stitt-signs-three-major-anti-abortion-bills |website=KGOU |date=April 27, 2021 |access-date=July 2, 2021))</ref>

As of 2022, abortion is currently illegal in most cases in Oklahoma. Oklahoma's abortion ban took effect on May 25, 2022, when Governor Kevin Stitt signed HB 4327 into law, and abortion providers have ceased offering services in Oklahoma as of that date.<ref>((cite news | url = https://www.cnn.com/2022/05/25/politics/oklahoma-abortion-ban-hb-4327-signed-governor-stitt/index.html | title = Oklahoma GOP governor signs one of nation's strictest abortion bills into law | first1 = Karen | last1 = Smith | first2 = Veronica | last2 = Stracqualursi|date=  May 25, 2022| access-date = May 25, 2022| work = [[CNN]]))</ref><ref>((cite web | url = https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/oklahoma-governor-signs-nations-strictest-abortion-ban-84982729| title = Oklahoma governor signs the nation's strictest abortion ban | first1 = Jessie | last1 = DiMartino | date=  May 25, 2022| access-date = May 25, 2022| work = abcnews.go.com))</ref> HB 4327 is modeled after the [[Texas Heartbeat Act]], and is enforced solely through civil lawsuits brought by private citizens, making it exceedingly difficult for abortion providers to challenge the constitutionality of the statute in court.<ref>((cite news | url = https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/25/us/oklahoma-abortion-ban-law-governor.html | title = Oklahoma Governor Signs Bill That Bans Most Abortions| first1 = Luke | last1 = Vander Ploeg | date=  May 25, 2022| access-date = May 25, 2022| work = [[New York Times]] ))</ref><ref name="21-463">((cite web |date=December 10, 2021 |title=Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson, No. 21-463 |url=https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/21pdf/21-463_3ebh.pdf |access-date=December 26, 2021 |website=supremecourt.gov))</ref>

On April 12, 2022, Governor [[Kevin Stitt]] signed into law a bill that banned abortion indefinitely, unless the life of the pregnant person was at stake, with no exceptions to rape and incest.<ref name=":5" /><ref>[https://www.cnn.com/2022/04/12/politics/oklahoma-abortion-ban-kevin-stitt/index.html "Oklahoma governor signs near-total ban on abortion into law"]. ''CNN''. Apr 12, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.</ref> The penalty for performing an abortion is two to five years imprisonment.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.findlaw.com/state/oklahoma-law/oklahoma-abortion-laws.html |title=Oklahoma Abortion Laws))</ref>

=== Oregon ===
((Main|Abortion in Oregon))

Abortion is legal in Oregon at all stages of pregnancy.

In 2017, there were 20 facilities providing abortions in Oregon. As of January 2021, there are no major restrictions on abortion in the state, including no requirements for waiting period or parental consent for minors seeking abortions.<ref>((cite web|date=January 26, 2016|title=State Facts About Abortion: Oregon |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-oregon|access-date=December 7, 2021 |website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en))</ref>

=== Pennsylvania ===
((Main|Abortion in Pennsylvania))

Abortion is legal in Pennsylvania up to 24 weeks. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-pennsylvania |title=Abortion in Pennsylvania|access-date=9 February 2023))</ref>

In 2024, the [[Pennsylvania Supreme Court]] ruled that the state's [[Medicaid]] program was required to pay for abortion services for participating residents. The ruling stated that "once the government chooses to provide medical care for the indigent, including necessary care attendant to pregnancy for those women exercising their right to reproductive autonomy who decide to carry a pregnancy to term, the government is obligated to maintain neutrality, so as not to intrude upon the constitutional right to full reproductive autonomy, which includes the right to terminate a pregnancy".<ref>((Cite web|url=https://triblive.com/news/pennsylvania/pa-supreme-court-overturns-law-prohibiting-medicaid-funding-for-most-abortions/|title=Pa. Supreme Court returns Medicaid-funded abortion case to lower court|first=Paula Reed|last=Ward|date=January 29, 2024|website=TribLIVE.com))</ref>

=== Puerto Rico ===
((Main|Abortion in Puerto Rico))

Abortion is legal in Puerto Rico.<ref>((Cite web |title=The World's Abortion Laws |url=https://reproductiverights.org/maps/worlds-abortion-laws/ |access-date=2024-05-17 |website=Center for Reproductive Rights |language=en-US))</ref> In 1980, the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico]] ruled that abortion was protected by a clause in the [[Constitution of Puerto Rico|commonwealth's constitution]] that guaranteed the right to intimacy.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/17/us/puerto-rico-abortion-restrictions.html</ref>  Puerto Rico does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://reproductiverights.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/pub_fac_abortion_pr.pdf|title=The Legal Right To Abortion In Puerto Rico|access-date=30 September 2023))</ref>

=== Rhode Island ===
((Main|Abortion in Rhode Island))

Abortion is legal in Rhode Island up to the point of [[fetal viability]].

71% of residents reported support of passing laws to protect access to safe and legal abortion in 2018. There are some restrictions in Rhode Island, such as parental consent and clinic regulations in order to perform the procedure.<ref>((cite web|date=January 26, 2016|title=State Facts About Abortion: Rhode Island |url=https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/state-facts-about-abortion-rhode-island|access-date=December 7, 2021|website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en))</ref>

=== South Carolina ===
((Main|Abortion in South Carolina))

Abortion is legal in South Carolina up to 5 or 6 weeks from the beginning of the last menses (on average, 1 to 2 weeks after a missed period), not counting a 24-hour waiting period. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 17.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-south-carolina |title=Abortion in South Carolina|access-date=23 August 2023))</ref>

A 5-to-6-week abortion ban that had been passed before ''Dobbs'' as a trigger law was struck down in January 2023 by the South Carolina Supreme Court, which said it violated the state constitution.<ref>((cite web |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-politics-health-south-carolina-state-government-6cd1469dbb550c70b64a30f183be203c|title=South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down state abortion ban|website=[[Associated Press]] |date=January 5, 2023 |access-date=7 February 2023))</ref> A newly passed 5-to-6-week ban went in effect in August 2023, somewhat altered from the previous law in ways that address the State Supreme Court's objections, after the justice who wrote the opinion in the original case retired; the new law was judged constitutional by the state supreme court.<ref>((Cite news |last=Sasani |first=Ava |date=2023-05-26 |title=Judge Puts South Carolina Abortion Ban on Hold |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/26/us/south-carolina-abortion-ban.html |access-date=2023-06-19 |issn=0362-4331))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://reproductiverights.org/south-carolina-abortion-providers-file-new-state-court-challenge-to-six-week-abortion-ban/|title=South Carolina Abortion Providers File New State Court Challenge to Six-Week Abortion Ban|date=May 25, 2023 |access-date=25 May 2023))</ref><ref>((cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/south-carolina-judge-temporarily-blocks-six-week-abortion-ban/ar-AA1bJLoT|title=South Carolina judge temporarily blocks six-week abortion ban|website=[[MSN]] |access-date=26 May 2023))</ref><ref>((cite news |last1=Pollard |first1=James |title=South Carolina's new all-male highest court reverses course on abortion, upholding strict 6-week ban |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/23/nation/south-carolinas-new-all-male-highest-court-reverses-course-abortion-upholding-strict-6-week-ban/ |access-date=23 August 2023 |work=The Boston Globe |agency=The Associated Press |date=23 August 2023))</ref>

=== South Dakota ===
((Main|Abortion in South Dakota))
((Main|Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act))

Abortion is illegal in South Dakota, with exceptions to "preserve the life of the pregnant female", given "appropriate and reasonable medical judgement". There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3">((cite web |last1=Sneve |first1=Joe |last2=Ki |first2=Nicole |last3=Matzen |first3=Morgan |last4=Ellis |first4=Jonathan |date=2022-06-24 |title=Abortion is now illegal in South Dakota. Here's what you need to know. |url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2022/06/24/roe-v-wade-overturned-what-means-south-dakota-abortion-illegal-trigger-law-supreme-court/7632429001/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Argus Leader |language=en-US))</ref>

The ban was enacted as a trigger law in 2005. Under the law, anyone who induces an abortion is "guilty of a Class 6 felony",<ref name=":3" /> with a maximum of two years imprisonment and $4,000 in fines.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.keloland.com/keloland-com-original/whats-next-for-abortion-in-south-dakota/ | title=Abortion now illegal in South Dakota | date=June 24, 2022 ))</ref>

=== Tennessee ===
((Main|Abortion in Tennessee))

Abortion is illegal in Tennessee, with exceptions to terminate molar or ectopic pregnancies, to remove a miscarriage, to save the life of someone who is pregnant, or to "prevent serious risk of substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function of the pregnant woman". Doctors are permitted to use their "reasonable medical judgement, based upon the facts known to the physician at the time", to determine if a situation falls into one of these exceptions. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities. The exceptions in the law were established in April 2023; previously, under a trigger law that went into effect after ''Dobbs'', there were no exceptions to the state's abortion ban, though a doctor charged under the law could assert an [[affirmative defense]] that their actions were necessary to save their patient's life.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-abortion-exemption-f9c1ab86edcfb358f225e7c006cae618|title=Tennessee governor signs narrow abortion exemption bill|date=April 28, 2023|website=AP News|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref> Anyone convicted of breaking the law could face 3 to 15 years in prison, as well as up to $10,000 in fines.<ref name=":4" />

=== Texas ===
((Main|Abortion in Texas))

Abortion is illegal in Texas, except when necessary to save the pregnant woman's life. There are no exceptions for rape, incest, or fatal fetal abnormalities.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1" /><ref>((cite web |title=Abortion In Texas|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-texas |access-date=September 28, 2023|website=Abortion Finder))</ref>

The ''[[Roe v. Wade]]'' case, tried in Texas, stands at the center of years of national debate about the issue of abortion.<ref>((cite web | url=http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/jrr02 | title=Roe v Wade | publisher=Texas State Historical Association | work=The Handbook of Texas | date=February 11, 2013 | access-date=April 19, 2014 | author=Sarah Weddington))</ref> [[Henry Wade]] was serving as District Attorney of Dallas County at the time.

On August 29, 2014, US District [[Earl Leroy Yeakel III|Judge Lee Yeakel]] struck down as unconstitutional two provisions of Texas' omnibus anti-abortion bill, [[Texas House Bill 2|House Bill 2]] that was to come into effect on September 1. The regulation would have closed about a dozen abortion clinics, leaving only eight places in Texas to get a legal abortion, all located in major cities. Judge Lee Yeakel ruled that the state's regulation was unconstitutional and would have placed an undue burden on women, particularly on poor and rural women living in west Texas and the Rio Grande Valley.<ref>((cite news|last1=Feibel |first1=Carrie|title=Federal Judge Blocks Texas Restriction On Abortion Clinics |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/08/29/344358792/federal-judge-blocks-texas-restriction-on-abortion-clinics|newspaper=NPR|date=August 29, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2014))</ref> The legal challenge to the law eventually reached the Supreme Court in ''[[Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt]]'' (2016) which ruled that the law was unconstitutional, its burden of requiring abortion doctors to have admission privileges at a local hospital within 30 miles of the center to interfere with a woman's right to an abortion from ''Roe v. Wade''.

In May 2021, Texas lawmakers passed the [[Texas Heartbeat Act]], banning abortions as soon as cardiac activity can be detected, typically as early as six weeks into pregnancy, and often before women know they are pregnant. In order to avoid traditional constitutional challenges based on ''Roe v. Wade'', the law provides that any non-government employee or official, excepting sexual perpetrators who conceived the fetus, may sue anyone that performs or induces an abortion in violation of the statute, as well as anyone who "aids or abets the performance or inducement of an abortion, including paying for or reimbursing the costs of an abortion through insurance or otherwise". The lawsuit may be filed by people either with or without any vested interest. The law contains an exception for abortions performed to save the mother's life.<ref>((cite web|title=Texas Legislature Online - 85(R) Text for SB 8 |website=capitol.texas.gov |url=https://capitol.texas.gov/billlookup/text.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=SB8|access-date=May 28, 2021))</ref> The law was challenged in courts, though had yet to have a full formal hearing as its September 1, 2021, enactment date came due. Plaintiffs sought an order from the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the law from coming into effect, but the Court issued a denial of the order late on September 1, 2021, allowing the law to remain in effect. While unsigned, Chief Justice [[John Roberts]] and Justice [[Stephen Breyer]] wrote dissenting opinions joined by Justices [[Elena Kagan]] and [[Sonia Sotomayor]] that they would have granted an injunction on the law until a proper judicial review.<ref>((cite news |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/01/politics/texas-abortion-supreme-court-sb8-roe-wade/index.html |title=Texas abortion law: 6-week ban takes effect after Supreme Court inaction - CNNPolitics| first=Ariane |last=De Vogue |date=September 1, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2021 |work=[[CNN]]))</ref><ref>((cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/02/1033048958/supreme-court-upholds-new-texas-abortion-law-for-now |title=Supreme Court Upholds New Texas Abortion Law, For Now |first=Nina |last=Totenberg |date=September 2, 2021 |access-date=September 2, 2021 |work=[[NPR]]))</ref>

On September 9, 2021, Attorney General [[Merrick Garland]], the [[United States Department of Justice]], sued the State of Texas over the Texas Act on the basis that "the law is invalid under the [[Supremacy Clause]] and the [[Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution|Fourteenth Amendment]], is preempted by federal law, and violates the doctrine of [[Intergovernmental immunity (United States)|intergovernmental immunity]]".<ref>((cite web|title=Docket for United States v. State of Texas, 1:21-cv-00796 |url=https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/60373449/united-states-v-state-of-texas/|access-date=September 13, 2021 |website=CourtListener |language=en-us))</ref> Garland further noted that the United States government has "an obligation to ensure that no state can deprive individuals of their constitutional rights".<ref name="WP-20210909">((cite news |last1=Barrett |first1=Devlin |last2=Marimow |first2=Ann E. |title=Justice Department sues Texas to block six-week abortion ban |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/texas-abortion-justice-lawsuit/2021/09/09/5d3eae0a-117a-11ec-9cb6-bf9351a25799_story.html |date=September 9, 2021 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=September 9, 2021 ))</ref> The Complaint avers that Texas enacted the law "in open defiance of the Constitution".<ref name="NPR-20210909">((cite news |last1=Johnson |first1=Carrie |last2=Sprunt |first2=Barbara |title=Justice Department Sues Texas Over New Abortion Ban |url=https://www.npr.org/2021/09/09/1035467999/justice-department-sues-texas-over-new-abortion-ban |date=September 9, 2021 |work=[[NPR|NPR News]] |access-date=September 9, 2021 )) (includes full text of lawsuit)</ref> The relief requested from the U.S. District Court in Austin, Texas, includes a declaration that the Texas Act is unconstitutional, and an injunction against state actors, as well as any and all private individuals who may bring a SB 8 action.<ref name="NPR-20210909" /><ref name="WP-20210909" /> The suit was met with controversy, with critics citing concerns over the suit's politicized nature and the possible infringements on civilian rights.<ref>((cite news|author=Tierney Sneed|title=The Justice Department's uphill battle against Texas' abortion ban |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/09/10/politics/doj-texas-lawsuit-explainer/index.html|access-date=September 13, 2021|date=September 10, 2021 |website=CNN))</ref><ref>((Cite news |author=The Editorial Board|date=September 9, 2021 |title=Opinion ((!)) Merrick Garland's Texas Two-Step|language=en-US|work=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/merrick-garland-texas-two-step-department-of-justice-abortion-law-lawsuit-11631224546|access-date=September 13, 2021|issn=0099-9660))</ref>

After the Supreme Court overturned ''Roe v. Wade'' on June 24, 2022, Texas banned abortions, except when the pregnant woman's life is at risk.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1" /> Completed or attempted providing of abortion "will be charged with a first- or second-degree felony, and will be subject to a civil penalty of at least $100,000" for each abortion.<ref name="guttmacher.org"/> A first-degree felony in Texas is punishable by 5 to 99 years in prison, while a second-degree felony is punishable by 2 to 20 years in prison, with "fines of up to $10,000" being possible.<ref>((cite web | url=https://austin-criminallawyer.com/criminal-defense-attorney/1st-degree-felony/#:~:text=What%20is%20a%20First%20Degree%20Felony%20in%20Texas%3F,%28or%20TDC%29%2C%20with%20a%20maximum%20of%2099%20years | title=1st Degree Felony in Texas &#124; James Gill, Austin Criminal & DWI Lawyer ))</ref><ref>((cite web | url=https://www.shouselaw.com/tx/defense/felony/2nd-degree/ | title=Second Degree Felonies in Texas - Definition, Law, Penalties | date=June 11, 2020 ))</ref>

On March 7, 2023, five women who suffered serious pregnancy complications, and were denied abortions, sued the state of [[Texas]] over their near-total abortion ban, stating that the ban directly put their lives and health in danger.<ref>((Cite news |last=Salcedo|first=Andrea |date=March 7, 2023 |title=5 women denied abortions sue Texas in landmark post-Roe case|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/5-women-denied-abortions-sue-texas-in-landmark-post-roe-case/ar-AA18l3yI?ocid=mailsignout&pc=U591&cvid=3aaed6f636814c9099451b91d9b0a2c0&ei=11|access-date=March 7, 2023|language=en))</ref> The purpose of the lawsuit is to force the state to issue regulations clarifying the medical exception clause, rather than to overturn Texas's abortion ban entirely.<ref>((Cite web |last=Klibanoff |first=Eleanor |date=2023-03-07 |title=Women denied abortions sue Texas to clarify exceptions to the laws |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2023/03/07/texas-abortion-lawsuit/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en))</ref>

In 2023, a number of local governments in Texas near the border of [[New Mexico]] passed ordinances that make it illegal to transport or to help transport someone through those jurisdictions for the purposes of seeking an abortion. The laws' enforcement mechanism is based on civil lawsuits, like the Texas Heartbeat Act, making them difficult to challenge in court.<ref>((cite web | last=Goodman | first=J. David | title=In Texas, Abortion "Travel Ban" Gains Momentum | website=The New York Times | date=24 October 2023 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/24/us/texas-abortion-travel-bans.html | access-date=8 November 2023))</ref>

=== United States Virgin Islands ===
((Main|Abortion in the United States Virgin Islands))

Abortion is legal in the U.S. Virgin Islands up to 24 weeks.

Residents of the [[British Virgin Islands]] often travel to the U.S. Virgin Islands for abortions.

=== Utah ===
((Main|Abortion in Utah))

Abortion is legal in Utah up to 18 weeks, pending the resolution in state courts of litigation over a near-total ban passed by the state legislature.  Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-utah|title=Abortion in Utah|access-date=20 September 2023))</ref>

The proposed abortion ban includes exceptions if the pregnant person's life is at risk, as well as in cases of lethal fetal abnormalities, severe brain abnormalities, rape, or incest.<ref name=":5" /> It is a second-degree felony to perform illegal abortions under the law,<ref name="guttmacher.org"/> punishable by 1 to 15 years in prison, and a maximum possible fine of $10,000.<ref>((cite web | url=https://www.superpages.com/em/second-degree-felony-utah/ | title=What is a Second Degree Felony in Utah? | date=June 23, 2015 ))</ref>

=== Vermont ===
((Main|Abortion in Vermont))

Abortion is legal in Vermont at all stages of pregnancy.  Vermont does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-vermont|title=Abortion in Vermont|access-date=6 February 2023))</ref>

In November 2022, Vermont voters voted to add an abortion rights amendment to the state constitution.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134832172/vermont-votes-abortion-constitution-midterms-results|title=Vermont votes to protect abortion rights in state constitution|website=[[NPR]] |access-date=16 February 2023))</ref>

=== Virginia ===
((Main|Abortion in Virginia))

Abortion is legal in Virginia up to 25 weeks of pregnancy. Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-virginia|title=Abortion in Virginia|access-date=25 September 2023))</ref>

In 2020, Virginia governor, [[Ralph Northam]] signed laws that removed many of the restrictions on abortion that had been in place for decades. Virginia became the first state to codify new protections for abortion rights in 2020.<ref>((cite news|last=Kelly|first=Caroline|title=Virginia governor signs abortion protections into law|url=https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/10/politics/virginia-abortion-protections/index.html|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=CNN|date=April 10, 2020 ))</ref>

=== Washington ===
((Main|Abortion in Washington (state)))

Abortion is legal in Washington up to the point of [[fetal viability]]. Washington does not require a minor to notify a parent or guardian in order to obtain an abortion.<ref>((cite web |title=Abortion in Washington |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-washington |access-date=5 February 2023))</ref>

=== West Virginia ===
((Main|Abortion in West Virginia))

Abortion is illegal in West Virginia, except if necessary to preserve the life or health of a pregnant individual, if the fetus has a fatal anomaly, or if (up to 11 weeks) the pregnancy is the result of rape.<ref>[http://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB302%20ENR.htm&yr=2022&sesstype=3X&i=302 House Bill 302], West Virginia Legislature, 2022.</ref> The near-total ban on abortions is currently being challenged in court.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/west-virginia-abortion-provider-files-challenge-to-near-total-abortion-ban/article_ddca26bc-a27e-11ed-af93-f7cd552c0835.html|title=West Virginia abortion provider files challenge to near-total abortion ban|date=February 2023 |access-date=17 February 2023))</ref>

=== Wisconsin ===

((Main|Abortion in Wisconsin))

The legal status of abortion in Wisconsin is currently unresolved statewide. An initial July 2023 ruling by a Dane County trial judge found that an 1849 law previously considered a trigger ban does not apply to consensual abortions performed by medical staff.<ref>((cite web|title=Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling|url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/planned-parenthood-of-wisconsin-announces-intent-to-restore-abortion-care-services |access-date=September 14, 2023|website=CBS 58))</ref><ref name="auto">((cite web|title=Planned Parenthood resuming abortion services in Wisconsin|url=https://www.wisn.com/article/planned-parenthood-resuming-abortion-services-in-wisconsin/45140171|access-date=September 14, 2023|website=WISN|date=September 14, 2023 ))</ref><ref>((cite web |title=Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling |url=https://apnews.com/article/abortion-wisconsin-court-ruling-b4410175ec2541cbdd984c395c81eb4c|access-date=September 14, 2023 |website=AP News|date=September 14, 2023 ))</ref> Abortion providers in [[Milwaukee County, Wisconsin|Milwaukee]], [[Dane County, Wisconsin|Dane]], and [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan]] Counties offer abortions<ref>((Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/planned-parenthood-resumes-offering-abortions-wisconsin-after-year-103278259|title=Planned Parenthood resumes offering abortions in Wisconsin after more than a year|website=ABC News|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref> up to 20 weeks.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/wisconsin/milwaukee/53204/milwaukee-water-street-health-center-4270-91860/abortion|title=Abortion Service in Milwaukee, WI - Get the Pill, Facts & Cost|website=www.plannedparenthood.org|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref><ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.plannedparenthood.org/health-center/wisconsin/madison/53704/madison-east-2733-91860|title=Birth Control, STD Testing & Abortion - Madison, WI|website=www.plannedparenthood.org|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref> Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web |url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-wisconsin|title=Abortion in Wisconsin|access-date=27 September 2023))</ref>

Providers in Wisconsin stopped offering abortion services in the aftermath of ''Dobbs'' due to the 1849 law. However, Wisconsin Attorney General [[Josh Kaul]], a supporter of abortion rights, sued in state court to attempt to overturn the law; the Dane County ruling was the first in that case. Abortions are offered by [[Planned Parenthood]] of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Dane, and Sheboygan Counties, whose district attorneys have stated that they will not file charges based on the 1849 ban. The organization initially did not resume abortions at its clinic in [[Sheboygan County, Wisconsin|Sheboygan County]], whose district attorney has stated that he believes the law still applies; however, they announced that abortion services would resume on December 28, 2023.<ref>((cite web|title=Planned Parenthood sets date to resume abortion in Sheboygan clinic|url=https://www.wisn.com/article/wisconsin-planned-parenthood-sets-date-to-resume-abortion-sheboygan-clinic/46167655|access-date=December 18, 2023|website=WISN| date=December 18, 2023 |language=en-us))</ref> The case is expected to be ultimately decided by the [[Wisconsin Supreme Court]]; [[Janet Protasiewicz]], an abortion rights supporter and the newest justice on the court, was [[2023 Wisconsin Supreme Court election|elected in 2023]] in a contest in which abortion was a major subject of debate.<ref>((cite web|title=Planned Parenthood to resume offering abortions next week in Wisconsin, citing court ruling|url=https://www.cbs58.com/news/planned-parenthood-of-wisconsin-announces-intent-to-restore-abortion-care-services|access-date=September 14, 2023|website=CBS 58|language=en-us))</ref><ref name="auto"/>

In 2013, Act 37 was passed into law, necessitating admitting privileges for all abortion providers within the state. Admitting privileges allow physicians the right to directly admit a patient to a nearby hospital. The state maintained that this was necessary for women's health and safety; however, public health officials and the medical community – including the American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians, Wisconsin Medical Society, and [[American Public Health Association]] – oppose these requirements as unnecessary and not grounded in [[evidence-based practice]].<ref>((cite web|title=Opposition to Requirements for Hospital Admitting Privileges and Transfer Agreements for Abortion Providers|url=https://www.apha.org/policies-and-advocacy/public-health-policy-statements/policy-database/2015/12/14/11/04/opposition-to-requirements-for-hospital-admitting-privileges-for-abortion-providers|access-date=August 19, 2020|website=www.apha.org))</ref> Not only are these privileges difficult for abortion physicians to obtain, given the controversial nature of abortion, the Wisconsin law required admitting privileges to be obtained within one day of the law's passage. After [[Scott Walker (politician)|Governor Walker]] signed the bill into law, a federal district court judge in the [[United States District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin|Western District of Wisconsin]] immediately granted a preliminary injunction, preventing its implementation. A trial was held, and the court imposed a permanent injunction against the law, with the Judge noting that clinic closure was clearly the purpose of the law, as there was only one day granted for physicians to obtain compliance. Further, the ruling found that abortion complications "are rare, and are rarely dangerous"; thus, it seems to undermine the argument that this law is needed for women's health and safety.<ref>((cite web|title=Federal Appeals Court Strikes Down Wisconsin Abortion-related Restriction|url=https://www.wisbar.org/NewsPublications/Pages/General-Article.aspx?ArticleID=24470 |access-date=August 19, 2020|website=WisBar|language=en-us))</ref>

The case was appealed by the state's attorney; yet, the US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the earlier ruling, and the permanent injunction. The appeals court declared, as did the trial court judge, that the state had failed to demonstrate any obvious need for this legislation.<ref>((Cite news|title=Appeals Court Upholds Decision Blocking Wisconsin Admitting Privileges Law|url=https://rewire.news/article/2013/12/21/appeals-court-upholds-decision-blocking-wisconsin-admitting-privileges-law/|access-date=August 19, 2020|newspaper=Rewire News Group|language=en))</ref> The state further appealed to the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]; however, this appeal was rejected, maintaining the permanent injunction of the law. The rejection by the Supreme Court to hear the case came rather quickly after the ruling in the state of Texas' case also involving admitting privileges. The Supreme Court's ruling in ''[[Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt|Whole Women's Health v. Hellerstedt]]'' found that the admitting privileges requirement created an undue burden for women, and thus interfered with the rights established in ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''.

=== Wyoming ===
((Main|Abortion in Wyoming))

Abortion is legal in Wyoming up to the point of [[fetal viability]], pending the outcome of litigation in state court over a near-total ban passed by the legislature.  Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 18.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-wyoming|title=Abortion in Wyoming|access-date=27 September 2023))</ref>

Current state legislation makes abortion illegal, except in cases of rape, incest, or harm to the health of the pregnant individual, but enforcement has been blocked by the courts, pending a final decision on the law's constitutionality.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-wyoming|title=Abortion in Wyoming|access-date=5 February 2023))</ref> Opponents of the ban cite a provision of the state constitution, approved by a [[List of Wyoming ballot measures#2012|referendum in 2012]] as part of the backlash against the [[Affordable Care Act]], that guarantees Wyoming citizens the rights to make their own health care decisions.<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2023/03/24/wyoming-abortion-ban-blocked-due-to-obamacare-era-amendment.html|title=Wyoming abortion ban blocked due to Obamacare-era amendment|website=[[CNBC]] |date=March 24, 2023 |access-date=1 April 2023))</ref>

==State table==
=== Limits on abortion ===
((Update section|reason=Percent of counties without provider is from 2017 and is no longer accurate for most states|date=September 2022|inaccurate=yes))
Abortion is not legal at any [[gestational age]] in states displayed with a pink background. Additional limitations are given regardless, as the legality of abortion may change.
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; vertical-align: top;"
|-
! State
! On-demand gestational limit
! Waiting period
! Mandatory ultrasound<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.guttmacher.org/search/site/State%2520Facts%2520About%2520Abortion%253A%2520Definitions%2520and%2520Data%2520Sources|title=Search Results|website=Guttmacher Institute))</ref>
! Mandatory Social Counseling
! % of counties without provider<br>(2017)<ref>''[https://www.guttmacher.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/abortion-incidence-service-availability-us-2017.pdf Abortion Incidence and Service Availability in the United States, 2017]'', Rachel K. Jones, Elizabeth Witwer and Jenna Jerman, Guttmacher Institute, 2019, Table 4, pp. 17-18</ref>
! Parental notification for&nbsp;minors
! Parental consent for&nbsp;minors<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/overview-abortion-laws|title=An Overview of Abortion Laws|date=March 9, 2016|website=Guttmacher Institute|language=en|access-date=May 15, 2019))</ref>
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Alabama|Alabama]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Alaska|Alaska]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->37%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Arizona|Arizona]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here
| <!-- Providers? -->100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Arizona|Arkansas]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#California|California]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->5%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Colorado|Colorado]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->27%
| <!-- Informed? -->Yes<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/state/colorado/|title=Colorado|website=NARAL Pro-Choice America|date=November 8, 2023 ))</ref>
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Connecticut|Connecticut]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->5%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Delaware|Delaware]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->33%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background:orange
| [[#Florida|Florida]]
| <!-- Time Limit? -->6 weeks <!-- Six-week limit will not go into effect until the Fl. Supreme Court settles issues around the 15-week ban, please do not update until then -->
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> Yes
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->20%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> Yes
|- style="background:orange;"
| [[#Georgia|Georgia]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 6 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->58%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Hawaii|Hawaii]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->5%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Idaho|Idaho]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|- 
| [[#Illinois|Illinois]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->40%
| <!-- Informed? --> No<ref>((cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=370&GAID=16&GA=102&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=128318&SessionID=110|title = Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for HB0370))</ref>
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Indiana|Indiana]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization 
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Iowa|Iowa]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 20 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->42%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Kansas|Kansas]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 22 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> Yes
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->56%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Kentucky|Kentucky]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Louisiana|Louisiana]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Maine|Maine]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability<ref name=":7" />
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->55%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Maryland|Maryland]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->24%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 24 weeks<!--legal 24-week limit is from implantation; every other state in this table is gestational age (3 weeks before implantation)-->
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->14%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Michigan|Michigan]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->40%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Minnesota|Minnesota]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> No
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> No
| <!-- Providers? -->59%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Mississippi|Mississippi]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Missouri|Missouri]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Montana|Montana]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->55%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> Yes
|-
| [[#Nebraska|Nebraska]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 12 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->41%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Nevada|Nevada]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 24 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->9%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->30%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#New Jersey|New Jersey]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->23%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#New Mexico|New Mexico]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->48%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#New York|New York]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 24 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->10%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#North Carolina|North Carolina]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 12 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->53%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#North Dakota|North Dakota]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization 
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Ohio|Ohio]]
| <!-- Time Limit? -->22 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->56%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
|-
| [[#Oregon|Oregon]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->30%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 24 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->48%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->36%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|- style="background:orange;"
| [[#South Carolina|South Carolina]]
| <!-- Time Limit? -->  6 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->71%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#South Dakota|South Dakota]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Tennessee|Tennessee]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
|- style="background: pink;"
| [[#Texas|Texas]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
|- 
| [[#Utah|Utah]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 18 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->62%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Vermont|Vermont]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> At any stage
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->38%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|-
| [[#Virginia|Virginia]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 25 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> 24 hours
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->78%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Washington|Washington]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->15%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? --> No
|- style="background:pink;"
| [[#West Virginia|West Virginia]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Fertilization
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandate? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Counseling? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Providers? --> 100%
| <!-- Informed? --> N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
| <!-- Consent? -->N/A; elective abortion is banned here.
|- 
| [[#Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> 22 weeks
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> Yes
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> 24 hours
| <!-- Counseling? --> Yes
| <!-- Providers? -->67%
| <!-- Informed? --> No
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|-
| [[#Wyoming|Wyoming]]
| <!-- Time Limit? --> Viability
| <!-- Waiting Period? --> None
| <!-- Ultrasound Mandatory? --> No
| <!-- Counseling? --> None
| <!-- Providers? -->96%
| <!-- Informed? --> Yes
| <!-- Consent? -->One
|}

=== Protections of abortion ===
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datable" style="vertical-align: top;"
|-
! scope="col" | State
! scope="col" | Freedom Act<ref name="prochoiceamerica1">((Cite web|url=https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/WHODecides2022-LEGAL-STATE-OF-ABORTION-REPORT-011722-1.pdf|title=The State of Legal Abortion :: NARAL Pro-Choice America|accessdate=November 8, 2023))</ref>
! scope="col" | State constitutional protection<ref name="prochoiceamerica1"/>
|-
| [[#Alabama|Alabama]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))((efn|name=referendumNo|This state's constitution has been amended via [[Initiatives and referendums in the United States|referendum]] to reject any right to an abortion.))
|-
| [[#Alaska|Alaska]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Arizona|Arizona]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Arkansas|Arkansas]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#California|California]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))((efn|name=referendumYes|This state's constitution has been amended via [[Initiatives and referendums in the United States|referendum]] to protect the right to an abortion.))
|-
| [[#Colorado|Colorado]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Connecticut|Connecticut]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Delaware|Delaware]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Florida|Florida]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Georgia|Georgia]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Hawaii|Hawaii]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Idaho|Idaho]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Illinois|Illinois]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Indiana|Indiana]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Iowa|Iowa]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Kansas|Kansas]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Kentucky|Kentucky]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Louisiana|Louisiana]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))((efn|name=referendumNo))
|-
| [[#Maine|Maine]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Maryland|Maryland]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Michigan|Michigan]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))((efn|name=referendumYes))
|-
| [[#Minnesota|Minnesota]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Mississippi|Mississippi]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Missouri|Missouri]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Montana|Montana]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Nebraska|Nebraska]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Nevada|Nevada]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#New Hampshire|New Hampshire]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#New Jersey|New Jersey]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#New Mexico|New Mexico]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#New York|New York]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#North Carolina|North Carolina]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#North Dakota|North Dakota]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Ohio|Ohio]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? -->((ya))((efn|name=referendumYes|This state's constitution has been amended via [[Initiatives and referendums in the United States|referendum]] to protect the right to an abortion.))
|-
| [[#Oklahoma|Oklahoma]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Oregon|Oregon]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))
|-
| [[#Rhode Island|Rhode Island]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#South Carolina|South Carolina]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#South Dakota|South Dakota]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Tennessee|Tennessee]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))((efn|name=referendumNo))
|-
| [[#Texas|Texas]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Utah|Utah]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Vermont|Vermont]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((ya))((efn|name=referendumYes))
|-
| [[#Virginia|Virginia]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Washington|Washington]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((ya))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#West Virginia|West Virginia]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))((efn|name=referendumNo))
|-
| [[#Wisconsin|Wisconsin]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|-
| [[#Wyoming|Wyoming]]
| <!-- Freedom? --> ((na))
| <!-- Constitutional? --> ((na))
|}

==See also==
* [[Abortion statistics in the United States]]
* [[:Category:Abortion by country|Abortion by country]]
* [[Abortion and religion]]
* [[Heartbeat bill]]
* [[Types of abortion restrictions in the United States]]

==Notes==
((notelist))

==References==
((Reflist|30em))

==External links==
;Legal
* [https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-supreme-court/410/113.html Full Text of ''Roe v. Wade'' Decision]
* [http://www.lawserver.com/abortion Interactive maps comparing US abortion restrictions by state]
* [https://www.guttmacher.org/state-policy/explore/state-policies-later-abortions State Policies on Later-Term Abortions] [[Guttmacher Institute]]

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((Abortion by US state))

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