Abortion is currently banned in 13 states and 6 states have early gestational limits between 6 weeks and 12 weeks in effect. Nearly all of these bans include exceptions, which generally fall into four categories: to prevent the death of the pregnant person, when there is risk to the health of the pregnant person, when the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest, and when there is a lethal fetal anomaly. Some states have more than one abortion ban or restriction in place. The maps below illustrate the exceptions in each state’s most restrictive gestational limit or total ban. For details hover over each state to read the rollover.
For more information on the status of state abortion bans, please visit our Abortion in the United States Dashboard.
