U.S. Abortion Rights by State

“We deserve control over our bodies and our futures, regardless of immigration status” (NILC). Abortion funds are currently available in all 50 states for anyone who needs help. Abortion funds do not check for immigration status or proof of citizenship.

States Protecting Abortion Rights

Legal reach in these states, many allow abortion up to fetal viability (~24 weeks) or longer.

• Alaska - legal, constitutional protection via court decisions.

• Arizona - electoral amendment protects rights.

• California - strong protections, constitutional amendment.

• Colorado - constitutional/statutory protections

• Illinois - constitutional/statutory protections

• Kansas - constitutional/statutory protections

• Minnesota - constitutional/statutory protections.

• Maryland - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• Michigan - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• New Jersey - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• New Mexico - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• New York - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• Vermont - statutes and/or constitutional protections.

• Montana - protections upheld or to be enshrined via ballot measures.

• Nevada - protections upheld or to be enshrined via ballot measures.

• Ohio - constitutional amendment.

• Washington - statutory protections

• Oregon  - statutory protections

• Connecticut - statutory protections

• Delaware - statutory protections

• Hawaii - statutory protections

• Maine - statutory protections

• Massachusetts - statutory protections

• Rhode Island - statutory protections.

• District of Columbia - protected by statute.

States with Bans or Severe Restrictions

These states have enacted total or near-total abortion bans or very early cut-offs:

• Alabama - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• Arkansas - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• Idaho - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• South Dakota - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• Tennessee - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• Texas - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient)

• West Virginia - total bans with limited exceptions (e.g., life of the patient).

Early gestational limits:

• Florida -  bans around ~6 weeks.

• Georgia -  bans around ~6 weeks.

• South Carolina -  bans around ~6 weeks.

• Iowa -  bans around ~6 weeks.

• Nebraska - bans near ~12 weeks.

• North Carolina - bans near ~12 weeks.

• Utah - ban around ~18 weeks.

• Wisconsin - ban around ~20-22 weeks.

Mixed or Legal but Restricted: 

Some states allow abortion but with significant limits or exceptions, often banning after a certain number of weeks:

• Virginia - allows abortion before fetal viability with exceptions.

• Rhode Island - allows abortion before fetal viability with exceptions

• Wyoming - recent state Supreme Court rulings have struck down near-total bans, keeping abortion legal under a broader health-care rights interpretation — but this could still evolve.

• Arizona - allows abortion before fetal viability with exceptions.