Current abortion laws in certain states (as of May 2024)

Texas

There were abortion bans in Texas before Roe v Wade was overturned. Texas enforces its trigger ban (laws that automatically banned abortion in 1st and 2nd trimesters as soon as Roe was overturned), as well as enacting a total ban of abortion. There are no protections for abortions in Texas, and abortion is illegal in all aspects.

Florida

Abortion is protected by the Florida state constitution. The state is currently enforcing it’s 15 week ban of abortion and the 6 week ban will begin soon (began May 1, 2024). There will soon be a vote to change the state constitution to prohibit the government interference with the right of abortion prior to fetal viability. The state is described as hostile towards abortion rights.

Connecticut

Abortion remains legal in Connecticut. State laws have been enacted to protect abortion, and multiple other laws have been passed to expand access to abortion in the state. These laws include public funding, and interstate shield laws, which protect Connecticut practitioners from being prosecuted for providing abortion care to patients from states with abortion bans.

Alabama

Alabama has enacted a full ban on abortion in the state. The state has laws claiming fetal personhood, and has banned IVF in a law claiming that embryos created through IVF are considered children and therefore living beings. There are no protections for abortion in Alabama and has a gestational ban of 22 weeks.

-Center for Reproductive Rights 2024

Maine

Abortion remains legal in Maine, with abortion access being protected. The Maine state law includes laws explicitly protecting abortion and the state has enacted few restrictions on abortion. Maine also has laws protecting interstate shields for practitioners, public funding for abortion, and statutory protections for abortion.

Arizona

Arizona has a 15 week abortion ban, and is enforcing it’s pre-Roe overturned ban of abortion. The state has no protections for abortion.They hold a mandatory ultrasound requirement, a waiting period requirement, and a parental consent requirement. Arizona does not have fetal personhood laws in effect. The state is described as hostile towards abortion.

  • “U.S. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield noted, the decision marginalizes the United States as an outlier in protections for sexual and reproductive health and rights.”

    Kaufman et al. 24

  • “The regressive and harmful decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization stands in stark contrast to the overwhelming trend toward global progress on abortion rights and access.”

    Kaufman et al. 28

  • “The Society for Medical Anthropology registers its profound concern about the recent Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson, which disregards evidence about the harmful consequences of inadequate abortion access.”

    Buchbinder et al. 433

  • “Maternal mortality increases when pregnant people are forced to continue unwanted or medically dangerous pregnancies, when legal restrictions result in inappropriate or delayed care for miscarriage and other pregnancy complications, and when severely limited access to safe abortion methods results in improvised and sometimes dangerous practices.”

    Buchbinder et al. 434

  • “In the United States, the values reinforced include white supremacy and patriarchy: The Dobbs majority decision valorizes a historical time in which Black people, Native people, and women were not full citizens and had little if any say in legislation that affected their lives in profound ways.”

    Buchbinder et al. 437