CW: The words “incest” and “rape” are mentioned in this post about women’s reproductive rights and abortion laws in the United States.

Below, as of today’s date, is the current condition of reproductive rights in the United States, per abortionfinder.org. There are some interesting things to point out:

  • Currently, 14 states have a total ban on abortion, with some or all of these exceptions:
    • A threat to the mother’s life
    • A severe threat to the mother’s health
    • Fetus is unlikely to survive the pregnancy
    • Pregnancy as a result of rape or incest
  • Most of these states require “counseling” prior to granting the abortion, and then make you wait anywhere from 24-72 hours before the procedure.
  • Consider the above list of exceptions closely, and then look at the gestational limits and exceptions in the 14 states below where abortion is banned. Look closely.
StateLegal StatusGestational LimitsExceptionsWaiting Periods
AlabamaBannedNone (banned at fertilization)Life; health; fetus unexpected to live48 hours
AlaskaLegalNo limitsNoneNone
ArizonaLegal15 weeks, 6 daysNone24 hours
ArkansasBannedN/ALife of the mother72 hours
CaliforniaLegalViabilityNo restrictionsNone
ColoradoLegalNo limitsNo restrictionsNone
ConnecticutLegalViabilityNo restrictionsNone
DelawareLegalViabilityNo restrictionsNone
FloridaLegalSix weeksLife; health; rape; incest; fetus unexpected to liveAt least 24 hours
GeorgiaLegalSix weeksLife; health; rape; incest; fetus unexpected to live24 hours
HawaiiLegalViabilityNoneNone
IdahoBannedN/ALife of the mother; rape; incest24 hours
IllinoisLegalViabilityNoneNone
IndianaBannedN/ALife; health; rape; incest; fetus unexpected to live18 hours
IowaLegal6 weeksNone24 hours
KansasLegal21 weeks, 6 daysNoneNone
KentuckyBannedN/ALife; health24 hours
LouisianaBannedN/ALife; health; fetus unexpected to live24 hours
MaineLegalViabilityNoneNone
MassachusettsLegal2t weeks, 6 daysNoneNone
MarylandLegalNo limitsNoneNone
MichiganLegalNo limitsNoneNone
MississippiBannedNoneLife; rape24 hours
MissouriBannedN/ALife; health24 hours
MontanaLegalViabilityNoneNone
NebraskaLegal12 weeksLife; health; rape; incest24 hours
NevadaLegal25 weeks, 6 daysNoneNone
New HampshireLegal23 weeks, 6 daysNoneNone
New YorkLegalViabilityNoneNone
North CarolinaLegal12 weeks, 6 daysNone72 hours
North DakotaBannedN/ALife; health; rape or incest through 6 weeks only24 hours
OhioLegal21 weeks, 6 daysNoneNone
OklahomaBannedN/ALife of the mother72 hours
OregonLegalNo limitNoneNone
PennsylvaniaLegal23 weeks, 6 daysNone24 hours
South CarolinaLegal6 weeksLife; health; rape; incest24 hours
South DakotaBannedN/ALife of mother72 hours
TennesseeBannedN/ALife; health; fetus not expected to survive48 hours
TexasBannedN/ALife; health24 hours
UtahLegal18 weeksLife of mother72 hours
VermontLegalNo limitsNoneNone
VirginiaLegal26 weeks, 6 daysN/ANone
WashingtonLegalViabilityNoneNone
West VirginiaBannedN/ALife; health; rape; incest; fetus not expected to survive24 hours
WisconsinLegal21 weeks, 6 daysNone24 hours
WyomingLegalViabilityN/AN/A