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

October 2018 Policy Analysis
Self-Managed Medication Abortion: Expanding the Available Options for U.S. Abortion Care

Megan K. Donovan,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
September 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
As Danger to ‘Roe’ Grows, Many Voters May Not Even Know That Abortion Is Legal

Rachel K. Jones,Rewire
United States
Abortion
July 2018 Policy Analysis
Laws Affecting Reproductive Health and Rights: State Policy Trends at Midyear, 2018

Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello
United States
Abortion
Contraception
May 2018 Policy Analysis
In Bad Faith: How Conservatives Are Weaponizing “Religious Liberty” to Allow Institutions to Discriminate

Adam Sonfield,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
April 2018 Policy Analysis
Policy Trends in the States: First Quarter 2018

Elizabeth Nash, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas, Olivia Cappello and Rachel Benson Gold
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy
Teens
March 2018 Blog / Letter / Op-ed
How The Administration’s Proposed ‘Conscience’ Rule Undermines Reproductive Health and Patient Care

Adam Sonfield,Health Affairs Blog
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
February 2018 Policy Analysis
Coercion Is at the Heart of Social Conservatives’ Reproductive Health Agenda

Joerg Dreweke,Guttmacher Policy Review
United States
Abortion
Contraception
Pregnancy
Teens
January 2018 News Release
Abortion Policy Landscape Shapes the Type of Care Available in U.S. States
United States
Abortion
January 2018 Research Article
Differences in Abortion Service Delivery in Hostile, Middle-ground and Supportive States in 2014

Rachel K. Jones, Meghan Ingerick and Jenna Jerman,Women's Health Issues
United States
Abortion
January 2018 Infographic
State Policies Supportive of Reproductive Rights, 2017
United States
Abortion
Contraception
HIV & STIs
Pregnancy

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Hear From An Expert

Amid ongoing challenges, reproductive rights supporters have scored key state-level victories on contraceptive access and abortion rights.

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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