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.

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
State Laws and Policies

An Overview of Abortion Laws

Top Facts & Statistics

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
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Kentucky would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Alabama would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
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
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Ohio would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
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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Hear From An Expert

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

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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