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    English: Legality of elective abortion in the United States, in weeks from the onset of last menstrual period (LMP)

     
    Illegal with exceptions
     
    Legal but no providers
     
    Legal before embryonic cardiac-cell activity detectability[1]
     
    Legal through 12 weeks
     
    Legal through 15 weeks (first trimester)
     
    Legal through 18 weeks
     
    Legal through 22 weeks (5 months)[2]
     
    Legal before fetal viability (≈ 23 weeks LMP)
     
    Legal through 24 weeks (5½ months)
     
    Legal before third trimester[3]
     
    Legal at any stage

    Abortion is legal with no gestational limit: in all states when the mother's life is in danger; in most states for severe medical complications; and in three states (AR, MS, UT) for pregnancies from rape or rape and incest.

    1. ↑ In the 5th–6th week LMP, 2–3 weeks from implantation
    2. ↑ Defined in some states as 20 weeks from estimated fertilization
    3. ↑ Variously defined as after 27 or 28 weeks LMP
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    • Abortion restrictions by state[1]
    • State bans throughout pregnancy[2]
    • Abortion policy tracker[3]

    References

    1. ↑ The New York Times (2022-05-24). Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
    2. ↑ State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy. Guttmacher Institute (2024-10-07). Retrieved on 2024-11-26.
    3. ↑ Abortion Policy Tracker. KFF (2023-11-03). Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
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    current02:57, 25 September 2026Thumbnail for version as of 02:57, 25 September 2026959 × 593 (75 KB)X5163xMassachusetts repealed gestational limit (https://www.mass.gov/news/governor-healey-signs-legislation-strengthening-abortion-protections-in-massachusetts)
    00:11, 18 March 2026Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 18 March 2026959 × 593 (75 KB)SfdlkgjFixed invalid CSS rule by commenting out line
    23:59, 17 March 2026Thumbnail for version as of 23:59, 17 March 2026959 × 593 (75 KB)SfdlkgjUpdated for Wyoming's changes
    07:30, 17 January 2026Thumbnail for version as of 07:30, 17 January 2026959 × 593 (81 KB)KwamikagamiPR per talk; clean up a bit of code
    20:52, 6 January 2026Thumbnail for version as of 20:52, 6 January 2026959 × 593 (81 KB)Thomascampbell123Wyoming's abortion ban was ruled unconstitutional by the state's court of last resort (https://apnews.com/article/abortion-wyoming-ruling-legal-a8396f0ed4a3229eed5e9fea575be63e).
    00:13, 23 November 2025Thumbnail for version as of 00:13, 23 November 2025959 × 593 (81 KB)Thomascampbell123The North Dakota abortion ban was reinstated by the state Supreme Court (https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/22/us/politics/abortion-illegal-north-dakota.html?smtyp=cur&smid=bsky-nytimes).
    22:16, 3 July 2025Thumbnail for version as of 22:16, 3 July 2025959 × 593 (81 KB)CGP05Wisconsin ban struck down by state supreme court: https://apnews.com/article/wisconsin-abortion-ban-1849-01658358639a63db7df92aeec34c612d
    17:54, 26 June 2025Thumbnail for version as of 17:54, 26 June 2025959 × 593 (81 KB)Dashing24Reverted to version as of 22:20, 8 December 2024 (UTC) Just because abortion appointments were canceled in some clinics doesn't change MO's status sincee the restrictions in question were in place before Roe got overturned
    15:35, 28 May 2025Thumbnail for version as of 15:35, 28 May 2025959 × 593 (74 KB)Ecsndy GMUpdated Missouri
    22:20, 8 December 2024Thumbnail for version as of 22:20, 8 December 2024959 × 593 (81 KB)KwamikagamiPR only for health [and economic?] reasons, not on demand
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