Bans on Abortion Methods Used After the First Trimester
JurisdictionDilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion procedure bannedExceptions to D&E banDilation and extraction (D&X) abortion procedure bannedExceptions to D&X ban
Alabama (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant personXLife of the pregnant person
Arizona  XLife of the pregnant person
Arkansas (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant personXLife of the pregnant person
Georgia  XLife of the pregnant person
Idaho (total ban)  XLife of the pregnant person
Indiana (total ban)  XLife of the pregnant person
Kansas  XLife of the pregnant person (requires medical judgment of two physicians)
Kentucky (total ban)XMedical emergenciesX 
Louisiana (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant personXMedical emergency or life of the pregnant person
Mississippi (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant personXLife of the pregnant person
Missouri  XLife of the pregnant person
Montana  XLife of the pregnant person
NebraskaXMedical emergency  
New Hampshire  XLife of the pregnant person (requires medical judgment of two physicians)
New Mexico  XLife of the pregnant person or great bodily harm
North Carolina  X 
North Dakota  XLife of the pregnant person
Ohio  XLife or health of the pregnant person
Oklahoma (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant person  
South Carolina  XLife of the pregnant person
South Dakota (total ban)  XLife of the pregnant person
Tennessee (total ban)  XLife of the pregnant person
Texas (total ban)XNecessary in a medical emergencyXLife of the pregnant person
Utah  XLife of the pregnant person
Virginia  XLife of the pregnant person
West Virginia (total ban)XSerious health risk to the pregnant person (does not include psychological or emotional conditions)XLife of the pregnant person
TOTAL992422

Notes: Table includes only those jurisdictions with policies in effect relevant to this topic. States with total abortion bans are labeled; provisions banning specific abortion methods in those states may be technically in effect but are enforceable only when an abortion is allowed under an exception to the total ban. The table generally reflects the wording of state statutes.

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