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Where abortion has been banned now that Roe v Wade is overturned
Data: Axios Research; Map: Baidi Wang/AxiosA total of 17 states have moved to ban or restrict abortion following the to overturn Roe v. Wade and end all federal protections for abortion. Why it matters: At least 26 Republican-led states in total are expected to ban abortions or heavily restrict access to them in the wake of the ruling, according to the , an abortion-rights organization.As more bans go into effect, people seeking abortions will be forced to either to another state that allows abortions or order abortion pills that are and are delivered through the mail.However, state lawmakers have already and may seek to who cross state lines to get an abortion. How it works: The Supreme Court's 1973 decision in Roe established the constitutional right to an abortion within the due process clause of the 14th Amendment.The court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson, a case challenging a Mississippi law on the grounds that it violated Roe and other precedents, overturned Roe and at any point in pregnancy — including at fertilization. Where abortions are banned
17 states have banned or restricted abortion, as of Oct. 11: , , , , , Idaho, , Louisiana, , , North Carolina, , , , , and .Abortions in Oklahoma have been unavailable since May, when Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) signed into law a that is enforced by lawsuits from private citizens.Another abortion ban went into effect that makes abortions illegal unless necessary to save a pregnant person's life.There is an 18-week abortion ban in place in .Shortly after Roe was overturned, a court an injunction in Alabama on a near-total ban. The law is now in effect.In Texas, the state's Supreme Court has allowed a pre-Roe ban to be enforced.Additionally, the state's trigger ban took effect on Aug. 25, 30 days after the Supreme Court's judgment.In Tennessee, a federal court an injunction blocking a six-week abortion ban, which had been granted nearly two years ago. The law is in effect in the state.The state's trigger law on Aug. 25, after the Supreme Court's judgment was issued.Florida currently has 15-week abortion bans in place. In Arizona, a 15-week abortion ban is currently in place.In Georgia, a federal appeals court lifted an injunction on a six-week abortion ban that had been blocked since 2019. .A judge Louisiana's trigger laws, which took effect after the high court's ruling and were temporarily blocked.In Kentucky, on the state's near-total and six-week bans, allowing for them to become enforceable.The Idaho Supreme Court and refused to block the state's trigger ban, which has been in effect since Aug. 25.In North Carolina, a federal judge lifted an injunction on a 20-week ban that had been in place for over three years. The ban is in effect. The judge lifted the injunction on his own accord. Health providers and state officials had asked the court to keep the law blocked.West Virginia that went into immediate effect in mid-September. It became the second state to enact a new post-Roe abortion ban. Where abortions could be banned
Most abortions could be banned or heavily restricted in Iowa, Michigan, Wisconsin, Montana, South Carolina and Nebraska, according to the .These states did not have trigger laws but either still have state laws enacted before 1973 that ban abortions or have passed laws that heavily restrict access to abortions that are being challenged but could be upheld.Additionally, their "political composition, history and other indicators" suggests that they could look to ban the procedure, Guttmacher says.In Wisconsin, clinics stopped offering the procedure after Roe was overturned in fear that they could be prosecuted under the states' pre-Roe bans.In South Carolina, lawmakers rejected a near-total ban. However, they are currently considering a six-week ban, even as another six-week ban remains blocked by the state Supreme Court. Where abortion bans are blocked
Abortion bans are currently blocked in seven states: Arizona, Indiana, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, Utah and Wyoming.In Arizona, an appeals court the enforcement of the state's pre-Roe ban. The law does not have rape or incest exceptions, and only allows abortions to be provided if they're necessary to save the pregnant person's life. A judge in Indiana the state's near-total ban a week after it took effect, arguing that it violates the state's constitution.North Dakota's trigger ban was set to take effect following the Supreme Court's ruling. However, it was temporarily blocked on Aug. 25 while a state judge considers , which has now moved to Minnesota.In Ohio, a six-week abortion ban was allowed to take effect after Roe's fall. It was after abortion providers to challenge the law arguing that the "fundamental right to an abortion" was guaranteed under the Ohio Constitution.A federal court an injunction on a six-week ban in South Carolina, allowing for it to take effect in the state just days after the Dobbs decision. But the state's Supreme Court has the ban.Utah's trigger law took effect shortly after the Supreme Court released its ruling overturning Roe, but it has since been temporarily blocked.While Wyoming's trigger law took effect on July 27, just hours after it became active, a state judge the law. The judge sided with health providers who sued the state arguing that the ban violated the state's constitution. Go deeper: Go deeper