Beginning in 1973 with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Roe v. Wade, Americans’ right to abortion was protected by a constitutional right to privacy. The Court reaffirmed this right in 1992 with Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. While abortion rights appeared to many jurists to be precedent and “settled law,” anti-abortion activists and their sponsors never saw it as such, and for nearly 50 years they lobbied the Court to overturn Roe. The Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization did just that. Federal abortion rights were nullified, and the regulation of abortion was returned to the states. As of September 2024, 13 states have enacted a total ban on abortion with few exceptions. The landscape of abortion rights is in flux with each new election cycle, state legislative session, and round of court cases.
In the 2024 election, voters in seven states—Arizona, Colorado, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, and New York— approved ballot measures to either enshrine abortion rights in state constitutions or create laws that expanded or protected abortion access. These measures will take effect once certified by state election officials. The timelines for certification, set by state laws, vary across the states and range from 2 to 45 days.
Use the interactive map below to learn about abortion rights in your state.
| state | abortion rights | details and exceptions |
|---|---|---|
| *Although not a state, the District of Columbia has its own abortion laws. | ||
| 1Ranging between 22 to 26 weeks, as determined by state and medical professionals. | ||
| 2“Lethal fetal anomaly” means a fetal condition diagnosed before birth that, if the pregnancy results in a live birth, will with reasonable certainty result in the death of the child not more than three (3) months after the child’s birth. (Indiana Code [IC] 16-25-4.5-2). | ||
| 3North Dakota’s total ban was ruled unconstitutional, and it was repealed on September 26, 2024. Litigation around the ban is ongoing. | ||
| Alabama | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Alaska | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Arizona | Legal before viability1 | Exception to preserve the life or physical or mental health of the pregnant person. |
| Arkansas | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| California | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Colorado | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Connecticut | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Delaware | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| District of Columbia* | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Florida | Ban after 6 weeks | Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person; for victims of rape, incest, domestic violence, or human trafficking who have reported the incident to law enforcement up to 15 weeks gestation; and fatal fetal abnormality until the third trimester. Medication abortion must be dispensed in person by a physician and cannot be delivered by mail or other courier service. |
| Georgia | Ban after 6 weeks | Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person, for lethal fetal anomaly, or through 20 weeks for rape or incest survivors who have reported the incident to law enforcement. |
| Hawaii | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Idaho | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception for survivors of rape and incest who have reported the incident to law enforcement or to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Illinois | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Indiana | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception for lethal fetal anomaly2, rape or incest before 12 weeks of pregnancy, or serious risk to the health or life of a pregnant person. |
| Iowa | Ban after 6 weeks | Exception for medical emergency to preserve the life of the pregnant person, a lethal fetal anomaly before 20 weeks, or if the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest and the incident was reported to law enforcement or a public or private health agency within 45 days of the occurrence. |
| Kansas | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Kentucky | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Louisiana | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| Maine | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exceptions at physician’s discretion. |
| Maryland | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| Massachusetts | Ban at 24 weeks | Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Michigan | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Minnesota | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Mississippi | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception for survivors of rape and incest who have reported the incident to law enforcement or to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Missouri | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Montana | Ban at/after 24 weeks | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Nebraska | Ban after 11 weeks, 6 days | Exceptions for survivors of rape and incest, to preserve the life of the pregnant person, or for ectopic pregnancies. |
| Nevada | Legal before viability1 | Exception to protect the health or life of the pregnant person. |
| New Hampshire | Ban at 24 weeks | Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| New Jersey | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| New Mexico | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| New York | Legal before viability1 | Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| North Carolina | Ban after 12 weeks | Exception for ectopic pregnancy, survivors of rape or incest through week 20, or lethal fetal anomaly through week 24. |
| North Dakota | Legal before viability1, 3 | Exception to preserve life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Ohio | Legal before viability1 | Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Oklahoma | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. |
| Oregon | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Pennsylvania | Ban at 24 weeks | Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Rhode Island | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| South Carolina | Ban after 6 weeks | Exception to preserve life or health of the pregnant person, for lethal fetal anomaly, or for survivors of rape and incest up to 12 weeks gestation. |
| South Dakota | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Tennessee | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Texas | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception for limited set of medical emergencies. |
| Utah | Ban at 18 weeks | Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person or for lethal fetal anomaly. |
| Vermont | Legal with no gestational limit | |
| Virginia | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| Washington | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |
| West Virginia | Full ban | All abortions prohibited. Exception for nonmedically viable fetus, ectopic pregnancy, medical emergency, or for survivors of rape and incest up to 8–14 weeks gestation who have reported the incident to law enforcement. |
| Wisconsin | Ban at 22 weeks | Exception to preserve the life of the pregnant person. |
| Wyoming | Legal before viability1 | Abortion is banned at fetal viability. Exception to preserve the life or health of the pregnant person. |