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title: "Legislation — United States"
description: "A jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction survey of U.S. abortion law after Dobbs."
type: "index"
source_url: "https://www.abhortion.org/legislation.html"
---

# Legislation — United States

Abortion law surveyed jurisdiction by jurisdiction after Dobbs. 51 of 51 states surveyed. See also the [Canada survey](legislation-canada.md).

- [Federal](legislation/federal.md) — post-Dobbs federal framework
- [Alabama](legislation/al.md) — Total ban
- [Alaska](legislation/ak.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Arizona](legislation/az.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Arkansas](legislation/ar.md) — Total ban
- [California](legislation/ca.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Colorado](legislation/co.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Connecticut](legislation/ct.md) — Protected by statute
- [Delaware](legislation/de.md) — Protected by statute
- [District of Columbia](legislation/dc.md) — Protected by statute
- [Florida](legislation/fl.md) — Gestational limit
- [Georgia](legislation/ga.md) — Gestational limit
- [Hawaii](legislation/hi.md) — Protected by statute
- [Idaho](legislation/id.md) — Total ban
- [Illinois](legislation/il.md) — Protected by statute
- [Indiana](legislation/in.md) — Total ban
- [Iowa](legislation/ia.md) — Gestational limit
- [Kansas](legislation/ks.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Kentucky](legislation/ky.md) — Total ban
- [Louisiana](legislation/la.md) — Total ban
- [Maine](legislation/me.md) — Protected by statute
- [Maryland](legislation/md.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Massachusetts](legislation/ma.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Michigan](legislation/mi.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Minnesota](legislation/mn.md) — Protected by statute
- [Mississippi](legislation/ms.md) — Total ban
- [Missouri](legislation/mo.md) — Viability limit
- [Montana](legislation/mt.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Nebraska](legislation/ne.md) — Gestational limit
- [Nevada](legislation/nv.md) — Gestational limit
- [New Hampshire](legislation/nh.md) — Gestational limit
- [New Jersey](legislation/nj.md) — Protected by statute
- [New Mexico](legislation/nm.md) — Protected by statute
- [New York](legislation/ny.md) — Protected by statute
- [North Carolina](legislation/nc.md) — Gestational limit
- [North Dakota](legislation/nd.md) — Total ban
- [Ohio](legislation/oh.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Oklahoma](legislation/ok.md) — Total ban
- [Oregon](legislation/or.md) — Protected by statute
- [Pennsylvania](legislation/pa.md) — Viability limit
- [Rhode Island](legislation/ri.md) — Protected by statute
- [South Carolina](legislation/sc.md) — Gestational limit
- [South Dakota](legislation/sd.md) — Total ban
- [Tennessee](legislation/tn.md) — Total ban
- [Texas](legislation/tx.md) — Total ban
- [Utah](legislation/ut.md) — Gestational limit
- [Vermont](legislation/vt.md) — Protected by constitution
- [Virginia](legislation/va.md) — Gestational limit
- [Washington](legislation/wa.md) — Protected by statute
- [West Virginia](legislation/wv.md) — Total ban
- [Wisconsin](legislation/wi.md) — Gestational limit
- [Wyoming](legislation/wy.md) — Viability limit