The New York Times is tracking the status of abortion laws in each state following the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Twenty-one states ban abortion or restrict the procedure earlier in pregnancy than the standard set by Roe v. Wade, which governed reproductive rights for nearly half a century until the Supreme Court overturned the decision in 2022.
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On Nov. 5, voters in seven states passed abortion rights measures that will enshrine these rights in their state constitutions. These measures will lift bans in Arizona and Missouri.
Proposed rights measures did not pass in Florida, Nebraska or South Dakota — and in Nebraska an opposing measure to restrict abortion won — meaning bans and restrictions will remain in place in these states.
In some states, the fight over abortion access is still taking place in courtrooms, where advocates have sued to block bans and restrictions. Other states have moved to expand access to abortion by adding legal protections.
The New York Times is tracking abortion laws in each state after the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ended the constitutional right to an abortion.
Where abortion is legal
In some states that have enacted bans or restrictions, abortion remains legal for now as courts determine whether these laws can take effect.
Abortion is broadly legal in the rest of the country and several states have added new protections since Dobbs. Many states limit abortion around fetal “viability,” the point at which a fetus could survive outside the uterus, or around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
