Roe v. Wade Overturned: Our Latest Resources
Abortion Rights and Access in the Post-Roe Era
The US abortion access landscape continues to shift rapidly in the wake of the Supreme Court’s radical decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade in June 2022.
Roe v. Wade was the landmark 1973 case affirming the constitutional right to abortion. The Dobbs decision eliminated that right and precipitated an unparalleled crisis in abortion rights and access.
This page compiles our full body of data and analysis on the abortion policy landscape, abortion numbers and trends, and the impacts of abortion restrictions and bans. These resources are free to use with proper attribution to the Guttmacher Institute.
Abortion Policies Interactive Map
Guttmacher’s interactive map is an up-to-date guide on abortion policies in every US state.
It provides an at-a-glance overview of the abortion policy landscape while detailing each state's current protective or restrictive policies, plus key demographic and abortion-related statistics.
Monthly Abortion Provision Study
In response to the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the Guttmacher Institute has launched a new research initiative to track monthly estimates of abortions provided within the formal US health care system.
The Monthly Abortion Provision Study interactive resource shows current abortion counts, which help illustrate the impacts of abortion policies on state-level incidence and trends.
Interactive resource: Monthly abortion data and 2020 comparisons
News release: Guttmacher Launches New Research Initiative to Track Monthly State Abortion Occurrence in the United States
Policy analysis: New State Abortion Data Indicate Widespread Travel for Care
Medication Abortion Policy Analysis
In addition to attacking abortion rights through state and federal legislative action, anti-abortion activists continue to weaponize the judicial system. One prominent attack is aimed at trying to revoke FDA approval of mifepristone, a drug used in the most common medication abortion regimen.
In addition to its safe and effective use in the United States for more than two decades, mifepristone has been around for nearly 40 years, and there is abundant evidence from other countries, as well as from the global scientific community, that it is a safe, effective and essential medication.
Abortion Access Inequity Research
The abortion landscape is fragmented and increasingly polarized. Since the fall of Roe, many states have abortion restrictions or bans in place that make it difficult, if not impossible, for people to get care. Other states have taken steps to protect abortion rights and access.
Research has long indicated that abortion bans have the greatest impact on people in marginalized groups who already struggle to access health care, including abortion.
Wealth disparities also shape the US abortion landscape by determining access at every level, from contraceptive care to abortion care. Even before the fall of Roe, individuals living in states that were likely to ban abortion in the absence of constitutional protections faced substantial financial barriers to obtaining an abortion.
Policy analysis: Inequity in US abortion rights and access
Policy analysis: The exacerbation of wealth disparities after Dobbs
Infographics
Videos
Global Reverberations of the Rollback on Abortion Rights in the US
A virtual discussion on the global impact of the Dobbs decision, with four panelists hosted by the Guttmacher Institute at Women Deliver 2023
Inequality and Abortion Access
Provides an overview of the disproportionate impact that abortion bans and restrictions have on people already facing systemic racism and economic inequality.
Abortion Policies in the US Since Roe v. Wade was Overturned
Provides an overview of abortion policies in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
Get the Facts on Medication Abortion in the United States
Medication Abortion Using Mifepristone Is Safe, Effective and Widely Used
Provides on overview of the facts on medication abortion and why mifepristone is a critically important part of abortion provision in the United States.
Who Has Abortions in the United States? Part 1
Provides an overview of U.S. abortion patients by age, income and parental status
Who Has Abortions in the United States? Part 2
Provides an overview of U.S. abortion patients by race and religion
"One Year Post-Roe" Content Library
The first year without federal constitutional protection for abortion has been devastating. While monitoring the impact and emerging evidence, our experts are outlining ways various stakeholders from policymakers to donors can make a difference.
Policy analysis: The state abortion policy landscape one year post-Roe
Policy analysis: Advancing equity in a post-Dobbs landscape: applying the racial equity and policy framework to the work of the Guttmacher Institute
Policy analysis: How governors used executive orders to protect abortion access in a post-Roe United States
Video: Abortion policies in the US since Roe v. Wade was overturned
Video: Inequality and abortion access
Op-ed: Anti-abortion politicians never intended to support women and children
Op-ed: One-year post-Roe, how can policymakers protect abortion access?
Op-ed: On Dobbs anniversary, donors must take the long view in response to abortion-access crisis
Graphics: Attacks on abortion and trans rights both aim to restrict bodily autonomy
Background Information
This library contains articles and analyses detailing the changing landscape of US abortion rights and access from 2016 to now. Its contents map key abortion patient trends, explain the consequences of harmful policy changes, and highlight coalition efforts to restore reproductive rights and justice since Roe was overturned.
Learn more about Abortion in the United States
Everyone deserves legal affirmation and protection of their rights to sexual and reproductive health, freedom and justice.
Even when Roe was in place, many people struggled to access abortion care—especially those marginalized by systemic racism and economic insecurity. But since Roe’s fall, bans and other restrictions have decimated abortion rights and access across the country.
