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13 states have trigger laws that automatically outlawed abortion when Roe v. Wade was overturned. States like New York, California, Maine, and Oregon have state laws protecting abortion rights.
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned Roe v. Wade, a consequential decision that guts the nearly 50-year-old landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationwide. The monumental ruling allows states to make their own abortion laws after decades of constitutionally protected abortion rights at the federal level.
Here’s what abortion access looks like in each state post-Roe. AlabamaAlabama’s trigger law abortion ban won’t go into effect immediately. The state’s 2019 Human Life Protection Act will become law once District Judge Myron Thompson lifts his injunction.
The act includes an exception for serious health risks to the pregnant person, but not for rape and incest. It also includes sentences of 10 to 99 years in prison for abortion providers. AlaskaAbortion access is not impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision.
Both Alaska’s state legislature and state Supreme Court have codified a pregnant person’s right to choose. ArizonaAbortions are banned after 15 weeks, per a bill Gov. Doug Ducey signed in April.
There is an exception for preserving the life of the pregnant person, but not for rape or incest. ArkansasAbortion became illegal on Friday when Attorney General Leslie Rutledge certified the trigger law ban put in place in 2019. !function(){“use strict”;window.
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data[“datawrapper-height”])for(var r=0;r CaliforniaCalifornia state law protects access to abortion. ColoradoAbortion remains legal in Colorado. The Reproductive Health Equity Act, signed by Gov.
Jared Polis in April, codifies abortion access at any point in a pregnancy. ConnecticutAbortion remains legal in Connecticut, having been codified in state law in 1990. DelawareState law protects abortion access in Delaware.
FloridaStarting July 1, Florida law will ban abortion after 15 weeks. GeorgiaA six-week abortion ban set to take effect after the overturning of Roe v. Wade continues to face legal challenges and has not yet been enacted.
The ban includes exceptions for miscarriages, non-viable pregnancies, and rape and incest if a police report was filed. HawaiiState law protects abortion access in Hawaii. IdahoIdaho only allows abortions if rape or incest are reported to law enforcement first.
In a trigger law that will take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, rape or incest victims have to provide doctors with a copy of a police report in order to receive an abortion. The ban also contains an exception to save a pregnant person’s life.
IllinoisAbortion remains legal in Illinois, per state law. IndianaIndiana does not have laws protecting or banning abortion. Abortion is legal within the first 20 weeks of pregnancy, but lawmakers have enacted 483 abortion restrictions between 2011 and 2019, according to The Guttmacher Institute.
IowaIn June, Iowa’s Supreme Court reversed a ruling guaranteeing abortion as a fundamental privacy right. This paves the way for enacting restrictive abortion laws, but abortion remains legal up to 20 weeks. KansasKansas state law features constitutional protections for abortions up to 22 weeks, but that could change with an August 2 vote to decide whether or not the constitution can create a right to abortion.
KentuckyAll abortions are now illegal in Kentucky, with a 2019 trigger law signed by former Gov. Matt Bevin taking effect. The law includes an exception to prevent “death or substantial risk of death” to the pregnant person, but not for rape or incest.
LouisianaLouisiana’s 2006 trigger law has taken effect, outlawing all abortions in the state from the moment of “fertilization and implantation. “MaineState law protects the right to abortion in Maine. MarylandAbortion remains legal, per Maryland state law.
MassachusettsState law protects abortion access in Massachusetts. MichiganAbortion remains legal in Michigan while a temporary injunction blocks a 1931 ban from being enforced, according to the Detroit Free Press. Gov.
Gretchen Whitmer said in a statement she plans to use “every tool in our toolbox to protect women and reproductive health care,” per MLive. MinnesotaMinnesota’s state constitution protects abortion rights. MississippiMississippi’s 15-week abortion ban was at the center of the Dobbs v.
Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v. Wade. The ban can now go into effect once it’s certified by state Attorney General Lynn Fitch.
Abortions will only be allowed in cases of danger to the pregnant person’s life or rape that was reported to law enforcement. MissouriMissouri banned all abortions except in medical emergencies minutes after the Supreme Court’s decision. There are no exceptions for rape or incest.
MontanaMontana’s state constitution protects abortion rights. NebraskaAbortions are still legal up to 20 weeks, but the state’s constitution does not protect abortion rights, leaving room for legislators to restrict access. NevadaThe Nevada Revised Statutes ensure that abortion remains legal in the state.
New HampshireAbortion rights are protected by state law in New Hampshire. New JerseyAbortion access is not impacted by the Supreme Court’s decision since the New Jersey state constitution protects abortion rights. New MexicoAbortion remains legal.
New Mexico is expected to become a “haven state” for accessible abortions due to its proximity to Texas cities like Houston and Dallas, according to ABC affiliate KVUE. New YorkState law protects abortion rights in New York. Gov.
Kathy Hochul called the Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade “repulsive at every level” and declared New York a “safe harbor” for those seeking abortions, according to The New York Times. North CarolinaAbortion remains legal in North Carolina.
Gov. Roy Cooper released a statement saying he would “continue to trust women to make their own medical decisions as we fight to keep politicians out of the doctor’s exam room. “North DakotaNorth Dakota’s trigger law banning abortion will take effect as soon as the attorney general certifies it.
The ban allows abortions if the pregnant person’s life is in danger and in cases of rape or incest. OhioAbortion remains legal in Ohio up to 20 weeks, but state law does not protect abortion access. OklahomaOklahoma’s attorney general John O’Connor certified the state’s trigger law, criminalizing abortion.
The ban includes an exception to save the life of the pregnant person, but not for rape or incest. OregonOregon’s state constitution protects abortion rights. PennsylvaniaAbortion remains legal in Pennsylvania up to 24 weeks after the pregnant person’s last menstrual period, but state law does not guarantee abortion rights.
Rhode IslandState law protects abortion access in Rhode Island. Abortions are legal until viability, and after viability only if the pregnant person’s life is at risk. South CarolinaAbortion is still legal up to 20 weeks in South Carolina, but a six-week abortion ban signed by Gov.
Henry McMaster last year could be reinstated. South DakotaSouth Dakota passed one of the strictest trigger laws in 2005, prohibiting abortion at all stages of pregnancy, that took effect when Roe v. Wade was overturned.
The ban includes an exception to save the life of the pregnant person. TennesseeA trigger law banning abortions will take effect 30 days after Roe v. Wade was overturned, and doctors performing them can be charged with a felony.
The “Human Life Protection Act” abortion ban includes exceptions if the pregnant person’s life is at risk, but not in cases of rape or incest. The pregnant person cannot be prosecuted for receiving an abortion in Tennessee, but the doctor performing it can be charged with a felony. TexasLike Tennessee, Texas’ trigger law will take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision, banning abortion from “fertilization until birth.
” People receiving abortions would be exempt from prosecution, but doctors performing them could face life in prison and fines up to $100,000, according to The Texas Tribune. UtahUtah’s trigger law will ban all abortions except for when the pregnant person’s life is at risk and in cases of rape or incest reported to law enforcement. It will take effect as soon as Utah’s general counsel certifies that Roe v.
Wade has been overturned, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. VermontAbortion access is protected in Vermont. Gov.
Phil Scott signed a bill in June stating that abortion is a “fundamental right,” ABC News reported. VirginiaIt remains legal to get an abortion in Virginia until the third trimester of pregnancy, but there are no constitutional protections in place. After the Supreme Court’s decision, Gov.
Glenn Youngkin said he intends to institute a 15-week ban. WashingtonAbortion is still legal in Washington until viability, per a 1991 voter initiative. Gov.
Jay Inslee is also seeking to pass a state constitutional amendment to codify abortion rights. West VirginiaWest Virginia has a pre-Roe law from 1842 outlawing abortion. Voters approved a state constitutional amendment stating that “Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion” in 2018, paving the way for the pre-Roe law to take effect.
For now, abortion remains legal until 20 weeks. WisconsinWisconsin has a pre-Roe law from 1849 criminalizing abortion except in cases where the pregnant person’s life is at risk, but it’s unclear if or how it will be enforced. Attorney General Josh Kaul said he would not enforce the ban, but local officials could still do so.
“Our office is reviewing today’s decision and will be providing further information about how we intend to move forward next week,” Kaul said in a statement to Wisconsin Public Radio. “We are at a crossroads for the future of reproductive freedom, and we need elected officials to step up and protect access to safe and legal abortion. “For now, abortion is legal in Wisconsin up to the 22nd week of pregnancy.
WyomingAbortion is still legal until viability, but Wyoming’s trigger law will take effect five days after the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The ban makes exceptions in cases of rape and incest as well as life-threatening danger and “substantial and irreversible physical impairments” for the pregnant person.
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