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

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April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Texas would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
April 2020 Infographic
Driving distance to an abortion clinic in Oklahoma would increase dramatically after a COVID-19 abortion ban
United States
Abortion
Pregnancy
April 2020 Policy Analysis
COVID-19 Abortion Bans Would Greatly Increase Driving Distances for Those Seeking Care

Jonathan Bearak, Rachel K. Jones, Elizabeth Nash and Megan K. Donovan
United States
Abortion
February 2020 Policy Analysis
“Parental Involvement” Mandates for Abortion Harm Young People, But Policymakers Can Fight Back

Sophia Naide
United States
Abortion
Teens
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, states enacted 145 proactive reproductive health policies
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Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Policy Analysis
State Policy Trends 2019: A Wave of Abortion Bans, But Some States Are Fighting Back

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Olivia Cappello and Sophia Naide
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
December 2019 Infographic
In 2019, U.S. state policies enacted to restrict abortion outweighed policies to protect it, but the gap has narrowed greatly
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
September 2019 Policy Analysis
The U.S. Abortion Rate Continues to Drop: Once Again, State Abortion Restrictions Are Not the Main Driver

Elizabeth Nash and Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
August 2019 Policy Analysis
State Abortion Policy Landscape: From Hostile to Supportive

Elizabeth Nash
United States
Abortion
August 2019 Research Article
Predicted changes in abortion access and incidence in a post-Roe world

Caitlin Myers, Rachel K. Jones and Ushma D. Upadhyay,Contraception
United States
Abortion

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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

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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