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United States Abortion

State Policies on Abortion

The Guttmacher Institute monitors and analyzes legislation, regulation and judicial action related to state policy developments on abortion rights and access. This effort is used to prepare monthly updates on new policy developments and the status of state laws and policies.

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  • State Policies on Abortion
  • Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends 2019: A Wave of Abortion Bans, But Some States Are Fighting Back

  • Policy Analysis

    COVID-19 Abortion Bans Would Greatly Increase Driving Distances for Those Seeking Care

  • U.S. state map with text "State Laws and Policies"
    State Laws and Policies

    An Overview of Abortion Laws

Top Facts & Statistics

  • 38%

    of women 13–44 live in a state supportive of abortion rights
  • 37

    states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion
  • 58%

    of women 13–44 live in a state hostile or extremely hostile to abortion rights

Resources

  • March 2021 Policy Analysis

    The Danger Ahead: Early Indicators Show States Will Be the Main Abortion Battleground in 2021

    Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2020 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends 2020: Reproductive Health and Rights in a Year Like No Other

    Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    Surveying State Executive Orders Impacting Reproductive Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Olivia Cappello

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • July 2020 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends at Mid-Year 2020: Reproductive Health and Rights Take a Back Seat to Pandemic

    Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • May 2020 Policy Analysis

    Ten Things State Policymakers Can Do to Protect Access to Reproductive Health Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • If abortion care in Kentucky shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 58% each way from 69 miles to 109 miles
    April 2020 Infographic

    Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Kentucky would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • If abortion care in Alabama shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 315% each way from 26 miles to 108 miles
    April 2020 Infographic

    Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Alabama would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • If abortion care in West Virginia shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 76% each way from 63 miles to 111 miles
    April 2020 Infographic

    Driving distance to an abortion clinic in West Virginia would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • If abortion care in Ohio shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 700% each way from 15 miles to 120 miles
    April 2020 Infographic

    Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Ohio would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy
  • If abortion care in Iowa shut down, the average driving distance to a clinic would increase 396% each way from 28 miles to 139 miles
    April 2020 Infographic

    Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Iowa would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Pregnancy

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There has been a widespread assault on abortion rights and access at the state level. Between 2011 and 2019, there were over 480 state abortion restrictions enacted, and the types of restrictions were more burdensome and extreme than those we were seeing just a few years before

Elizabeth Nash

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