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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 or legally unclear 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 20 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 except TN 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; Massachusetts: after 24 weeks from implantation, ≈ 27 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 (2016-03-14). Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
  3. ↑ Abortion Policy Tracker. KFF (2023-11-03). Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
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current04:04, 30 March 2024Thumbnail for version as of 04:04, 30 March 2024959 × 593 (69 KB)Kwamikagamioh and mi per talk. if this is wrong, pls rv me
07:40, 21 February 2024Thumbnail for version as of 07:40, 21 February 2024959 × 593 (69 KB)Svenskbygdernaupdated Minnesota per talk page
05:54, 9 December 2023Thumbnail for version as of 05:54, 9 December 2023959 × 593 (69 KB)Kwamikagamiohio per talk page request
17:02, 2 October 2023Thumbnail for version as of 17:02, 2 October 2023959 × 593 (69 KB)Dashing24Change to ensure WI's border is within WI.
16:58, 2 October 2023Thumbnail for version as of 16:58, 2 October 2023959 × 593 (69 KB)Dashing24Added discussed changes
01:12, 26 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 01:12, 26 August 2023959 × 593 (68 KB)Kwamikagamirv: that provision, sought by those very 2 doctors, expires today. Women must see a doctor *in person*.
22:42, 25 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 22:42, 25 August 2023959 × 593 (68 KB)JfruhReverted to version as of 16:45, 23 August 2023 (UTC) rv -- see talk. sources had already been added to Abortion Law in the United States by State article; now also added to Abortion in Guam article.
22:28, 25 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 22:28, 25 August 2023959 × 593 (68 KB)Kwamikagamirv Guam: pace editor, no sources have been added to the article
16:45, 23 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 16:45, 23 August 2023959 × 593 (68 KB)LethologicalLinguophile6-week ban reinstated in SC. https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/08/23/nation/south-carolinas-new-all-male-highest-court-reverses-course-abortion-upholding-strict-6-week-ban/
00:11, 22 August 2023Thumbnail for version as of 00:11, 22 August 2023959 × 593 (68 KB)JfruhA new 6-week ban was passed (and blocked) in IA last month, and a 15-week ban in MT in May
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