Skip to main content

Guttmacher Institute

Donate Now

Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
  • U.S. research
  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
  • U.S.
  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

Our Work By Geography

  • Global
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Northern America
  • Oceania

Who We Are

  • About
  • Staff
  • Board
  • Job opportunities
  • History
  • Contact
  • Conflict of Interest Policy

Media

  • Media office
  • News releases

Support Our Work

  • Make a gift today
  • Monthly Giving Circle
  • Donate stock or securites
  • Guttmacher Legacy Circle
  • Financials
  • Annual Report

Awards and Scholarships

  • Darroch Award
  • Richards Scholarship
  • Bixby Fellowship

Search form

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

 

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Email
Guttmacher Institute

Good reproductive health policy starts with credible research

 

Donate Now

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Email

Highlights

  • Roe v. Wade in Peril
  • COVID-19 impact
  • Reproductive Health Impact Study
  • Adding It Up
  • Abortion Worldwide
  • Guttmacher-Lancet Commission
  • U.S. policy resources
  • State policy resources
  • State legislation tracker

Reports

  • Global
  • U.S.

Articles

  • Global research
  • U.S. research
  • Policy analysis
  • Guttmacher Policy Review
  • Op-eds & external blogs

Fact Sheets

  • Global
  • U.S.
  • U.S. State Laws and Policies

Data & Visualizations

  • Data center
  • Infographics
  • Public-use data sets

Peer-Reviewed Journals

  • International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
  • Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Global

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

U.S.

  • Abortion
  • Contraception
  • HIV & STIs
  • Pregnancy
  • Teens

Our Work By Geography

  • Global
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Europe
  • Latin America & the Caribbean
  • Northern America
  • Oceania

Who We Are

  • About
  • Staff
  • Board
  • Job opportunities
  • History
  • Contact
  • Conflict of Interest Policy

Media

  • Media office
  • News releases

Support Our Work

  • Make a gift today
  • Monthly Giving Circle
  • Donate stock or securites
  • Guttmacher Legacy Circle
  • Financials
  • Annual Report

Awards and Scholarships

  • Darroch Award
  • Richards Scholarship
  • Bixby Fellowship

Search form

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.

  • Demographics
  • Insurance Coverage
  • 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

  • 58%

    of women 13–44 live in a state hostile or extremely hostile to abortion rights
  • 37

    states require parental involvement before a minor obtains an abortion
  • 38%

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

Resources

  • March 2022 Policy Analysis

    2022 State Legislative Sessions: Abortion Bans and Restrictions on Medication Abortion Dominate

    Elizabeth Nash, Lauren Cross and Joerg Dreweke

    United States

    • Abortion
  • December 2021 Policy Analysis

    State Policy Trends 2021: The Worst Year for Abortion Rights in Almost Half a Century

    Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • Pregnancy
  • November 2021 Blog / Letter / Op-ed

    Texas Abortion Ban Foreshadows the Potential Fate of Half the Nation

    Herminia Palacio and Jamila Perritt,The Hill

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Infographic

    Abortion bans will never change the fact that everyone deserves access to timely and affordable care

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Policy Analysis

    Resources for Journalists: 15 Things to Consider When Covering Abortion, the Supreme Court and a Potential “Post-Roe World”

    Lauren Cross and Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
  • November 2021 Policy Analysis

    New Evidence: Texas Residents Have Obtained Abortions in at Least 12 States That Do Not Border Texas

    Rachel K. Jones, Jesse Philbin, Marielle Kirstein and Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2021 Policy Analysis

    26 States Are Certain or Likely to Ban Abortion Without Roe: Here’s Which Ones and Why

    Elizabeth Nash and Lauren Cross

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2021 Policy Analysis

    For the First Time Ever, U.S. States Enacted More Than 100 Abortion Restrictions in a Single Year

    Elizabeth Nash

    United States

    • Abortion
  • October 2021 Infographic

    U.S. states have enacted 1,336 abortion restrictions since Roe v. Wade was decided in 1973

    United States

    • Abortion
  • If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns or guts Roe v. Wade, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion
    September 2021 Infographic

    If the U.S. Supreme Court overturns or guts Roe v. Wade, 26 states are certain or likely to ban abortion

    United States

    • Abortion

Pages

  • « first
  • ‹ previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›
  • last »
Explore the Data Center

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

Select a state

View State Policy Updates
Guttmacher Institute
Reproductive rights are under attack. Will you help us fight back with facts?
Donate Now
Follow Guttmacher:

Connect With Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • LinkedIn

Footer Menu

  • Privacy Policy
© 2022 Guttmacher Institute. The Guttmacher Institute is registered as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the tax identification number 13-2890727. Contributions are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowable.

Get Our Updates