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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

  • 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

  • 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 Not Based on Scientific Evidence, 2017

    United States

    • Abortion
  • January 2018 Infographic

    Trends in Reproductive Health Policies, 2017

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy
  • January 2018 Policy Analysis

    Policy Trends in the States, 2017

    Elizabeth Nash, Rachel Benson Gold, Lizamarie Mohammed, Zohra Ansari-Thomas and Olivia Cappello

    United States

    • Abortion
    • Contraception
    • HIV & STIs
    • Pregnancy

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While it’s unclear whether there is an increase in women self-inducing abortion, there is no doubt that the issue is receiving more attention. What this heightened scrutiny has revealed is that laws around pregnancy and abortion—and how they are applied by overzealous prosecutors—often lack compassion and are ultimately self-defeating from a public health perspective

Elizabeth Nash

Principal Policy Associate, State Issues

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