The Supreme Court ruled that a woman had the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion, and the three trimesters of pregnancy were used as a framework for its legality. In the first trimester, governments could not prohibit a woman from choosing to have an abortion as long as a licensed physician did it.
In the second trimester, governments could enact medical regulations regarding abortions as long as they were tailored to protect the mother's health.
In the third trimester, governments could legally prohibit all abortions unless the procedure was necessary to protect the mother's life or health. This decision had caused a clear divide in the U. Because of a newly conservative U. Supreme Court, many states are working to pass new restriction abortion laws to get them in front of the Supreme Court to challenge the decision of Roe v.
Information here is provided by the Guttmacher Institute. Below is a list of each state's abortion laws, including newly passed legislation that has no gone into effect yet. On May 14, , Alabama signed a law banning abortion at any stage of pregnancy, including if the pregnancy resulted from rape or incest. An exception would be made if the mother's health is in danger or a fetal abnormality that would be fatal to the baby after birth.
Abortion in Alaska is legal. A licensed physician must perform the procedure. Patients under 17 must have parental consent. House Bill was proposed in to ban legal abortion in Alaska, with no exceptions made for the mother's life or in cases of rape or incest. On May 15, , Arkansas signed a law banning abortion after 18 weeks, with exceptions made for rape, incest, and medical emergencies.
The law previously banned abortion after 20 weeks. Arizona abortion laws permit legal abortions up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. Patients are required to meet a physician at least 24 hours before the procedure to get state-administered information, and a licensed physician must perform the procedure. Patients who are minors must have notarized consent by a parent or guardian. California abortion laws are less restrictive than most of the other states.
Abortion in California is legal. Nurse-midwives and other non-physician medical professions are permitted to perform the procedure as long as they have proper training. Public state universities are required to provide students with the abortion pill, Mifepristone, at no cost. Abortion in Colorado is legal. There are no laws restricting access to the procedure and no laws protecting a woman's right to it. Both parents with exceptions or the legal guardian s of a woman under 18 must be given notice before an abortion.
Connecticut abortion laws state that abortion before the fetus's viability is legal and a decision made solely by the pregnant woman. Abortions can only be done by a licensed physician. Delaware abortion laws state that abortion before the viability of the fetus is legal.
A licensed physician must do the procedure. Women under the age of 18 or who are mentally ill or incompetent must have parental consent. Two proposed bills have not made it to a floor vote: one that bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy and one that gives a woman the chance to receive an ultrasound of the fetus before the procedure. Washington D. Abortions are legal in the District of Columbia and do not need to be performed by a licensed physician.
There is no ban on late-term abortions. Florida abortion laws state abortion is legal before 24 weeks of pregnancy. A woman must receive an ultrasound before the procedure, and a licensed physician must perform the procedure.
A parent or legal guardian must be notified if the patient is a minor. Georgia abortion laws are restrictive. On May 7, , Georgia signed a "fetal heartbeat" law, which bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
Exceptions are made for mothers whose lives are at risk due to the pregnancy and in cases of rape or incest if a police report is filed. A licensed physician must do the procedure, and the physician has a right to refuse to participate.
Hawaii abortion laws state that abortion is legal before the viability of the fetus. Idaho abortion laws state that abortion is legal prior to the viability of the fetus.
Women must receive mandatory counseling and wait 24 hours after their initial appointment to have the procedure done. Patients under 18 must have the consent of one parent or guardian.
Third-trimester abortions are allowed only if the mother's life is in danger. Illinois's Reproductive Health Act, enacted on June 12, , states that women have a fundamental right to abortion, and insurers are required to cover abortions and other reproductive health services.
An abortion can be done after viability if the woman's life is in danger. Patients who are minors must have parental consent. Indiana abortion laws state that abortion is legal if performed by a doctor during the first trimester of pregnancy or in a hospital or surgical center before a fetus is viable.
After viability, abortion is only allowed to protect the mother's health and must be done in a premature birth unit with a second physician present. Minors must get parental consent. Iowa abortion laws state that abortion is legal within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy. Patients under the age of 18 must have a parent or guardian notified of the abortion 48 hours before the procedure. Kansas's abortion laws state that abortion is legal within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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They allow politicians to interfere with health decisions that should be made between a pregnant person and their provider, while doing nothing to advance equity or justice. So-called born-alive laws require medical care for a fetus after the rare instance of an unsuccessful abortion. Such legislation is unnecessary, as denying care to fetuses is already illegal. These laws intentionally perpetuate false narratives about abortion later in pregnancy and seek to stigmatize abortion and interfere with evidence-based patient care.
Targeted restriction of abortion provider TRAP laws place medically unnecessary requirements on clinics and providers that are designed to force them to stop providing abortion care.
Trigger bans put laws on the state books to ban abortion if Roe is overturned. Dobbs v. In some states where abortion is recognized as essential health care, some providers are already experiencing an influx of patients as a result of the six-week ban in Texas.
These centers often provide misleading information about abortion, such as claims that they can provide abortion reversals, which are medically impossible.
Jackson , U. Devlin Barrett and Ann E. Texas , No. PDF last accessed August Dobbs , U. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, No. Elyssa Spitzer Policy Analyst. You Might Also Like. Moving Backward Article Moving Backward. May 11, Heidi Williamson. Mar 20, Jamila Taylor. The World Abortion Laws Map is the definitive record of the legal status of abortion in countries across the globe. The map categorizes the legal status of abortion on a continuum from severe restrictiveness to relative liberality.
It is updated in real time, reflecting changes in national laws so human rights advocates can monitor how countries are protecting—or denying—reproductive rights around the world.
The World Abortion Laws Map includes supplementary tools and resources to assist advocates and policymakers in advancing abortion reform. These include:. A list of countries categorized by their abortion law can be accessed by downloading a PDF of the map. The categorizations on the map reflect a strict reading of the black letter law in effect in each country. Abortion laws are categorized according to provisions in national statues, legal regulations, and court decisions.
Ministerial guidelines are not utilized in categorizing the legal status of abortion on the map unless they have the force of law. Some of this reform has been incremental, enabling women to access legal abortion only when there is a threat to her life or when pregnancy results from rape.
The change in color reflects the legality of abortion, before and after law reform was enacted. Where the change in law added enumerated grounds for abortion, these are reflected through lettered icons. The right to safe and legal abortion is a fundamental human right protected under numerous international and regional human rights treaties and national-level constitutions around the world.
These instruments ground safe abortion in a constellation of rights, including the rights to life; liberty; privacy; equality and non-discrimination and freedom from cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment.
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