A State-by-State Guide to Abortion Access in the U.S.
Tap to View By Kara Dapena and Jennifer Calfas June 17, 2023 9:00 am ET The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 created a patchwork of abortion access across the U.S., with millions of women of reproductive age now living in states where abortion is largely illegal. The fall of the landmark 1973 ruling shifted decisions about abortion back to states, where the political makeup of legislatures has played a significant role in determining restrictions and regulations. Stat
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade in June 2022 created a patchwork of abortion access across the U.S., with millions of women of reproductive age now living in states where abortion is largely illegal.
The fall of the landmark 1973 ruling shifted decisions about abortion back to states, where the political makeup of legislatures has played a significant role in determining restrictions and regulations.
State supreme courts have allowed new bans to take effect, while others declined to block the laws. Clinics have closed in states where bans are now enforced and opened in others where abortion remains legal. State legislatures are debating new restrictions and protections. Citizen-led initiatives are pushing to add the right to an abortion to state constitutions. Municipalities in some states where abortion remains legal have tried to ban abortion within their communities.
Bans listed in the map above and below refer to restrictions on abortion at about six weeks of pregnancy or less. Less than half of abortions occur at or before that time, according to 2020 data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
This article may be periodically updated.
Reproductive-age women are those 15 to 44 years old, according to the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey five-year estimates for 2021, and calculated as a share of the total number of women in the age group in the 50 U.S. states plus Washington, D.C. Neighbors are bordering states and the District of Columbia and include water borders.
Sources: Guttmacher Institute and staff reports (bans, protections, gestational limits); National Conference of State Legislatures and National Governors Association (party control)
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