Tracking Abortion Laws by State
Alabama
Gov.
Sen.
House
22 weeks
Prohibited
Weeks or months
A judge blocked a total ban on abortion, with no exceptions for rape or incest, but abortion opponents would most likely seek its enforcement if Roe were overturned.
Arkansas
22 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect within days.
Idaho
Viability
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions would take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision.
Kentucky
22 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect immediately.
Louisiana
22 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect immediately.
Mississippi
20 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions would take effect within days.
Missouri
Viability
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect within days.
North Dakota
22 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions would take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision.
Oklahoma
At fertilization
Prohibited
Immediately
The state enacted the most restrictive ban in the country in May, prohibiting nearly all abortions. To sidestep Roe, the law relies on civilian enforcement, which has been hard to challenge in court. The state also has a trigger ban.
South Dakota
22 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect immediately.
Tennessee
20 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect about 30 days after the court overturned Roe.
Texas
6 weeks
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest, would take effect 30 days after the Supreme Court’s decision.
Utah
Viability
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions would take effect within days.
West Virginia
22 weeks
Prohibited
Weeks or months
Voters approved an amendment to the state’s Constitution that denies any right to abortion. Lawmakers could use the amendment to enact a total ban.
Wyoming
Viability
Prohibited
Immediately
A trigger law banning nearly all abortions would take effect within 30 days of the Supreme Court’s decision.
Arizona
Viability
Prohibited or restricted
Weeks or months
The state enacted an abortion ban after 15 weeks, with no exceptions for rape or incest, which should take effect in September. It has an inactive ban from before 1973, but the governor has said the 15-week ban would take precedence.
Florida
24 weeks
Prohibited or restricted
Weeks or months
The state enacted an abortion ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy, which will go into effect in July. The state’s high court recognized the right to abortion in its Constitution three decades ago, but the court has become more conservative, with three of the seven judges appointed by the Republican governor.
Georgia
22 weeks
Prohibited or restricted
Weeks or months
The state enacted a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, but a court blocked it. The state filed an appeal and a court stayed the case pending a Supreme Court decision on Dobbs.
Ohio
22 weeks
Prohibited or restricted
Weeks or months
The state enacted a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, with no exceptions for rape or incest, but it is temporarily blocked in court. Abortion opponents are likely to seek its enforcement.
South Carolina
22 weeks
Prohibited or restricted
Weeks or months
The state enacted a ban on abortion after six weeks of pregnancy, but a court blocked it. The state filed an appeal and a court stayed the case pending a Supreme Court decision on Dobbs.
