§ Legislation · Comparison
The fifty states and the District of Columbia on 23 measures in 6 bands, each cell colored by how far the law stands from the abolitionist position — abortion treated as the killing of a human person, with no exceptions and no exemptions. Greener is more protective of the unborn. 51 of 51 jurisdictions surveyed.
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Drawn from the machine-readable summary of each state's legislation survey. Values current as of Jul 2026. An enjoined ban counts as partial: the grid shows the law as enforced, not as written. The Hurdles band shows conditions on the procedure as written — moot where abortion is banned outright — and, apart from both-parent consent, has no green reading.
| Column | Green | Yellow | Red |
|---|---|---|---|
| AccessCan an abortion be obtained here, and on what terms? | |||
Gestational limitgestational_limit_weeks |
A total ban in force | A limit in weeks, or a ban blocked by a court | No gestational limit |
Available todayabortion_currently_available |
Abortion unavailable as enforced | Severely restricted access | Abortion available |
Rape / incest exceptionrape_incest_exception |
No rape or incest exception | A rape or incest exception | No ban to except from |
| The unborn as a personDoes the law treat the unborn as a person, and does it follow through? | |||
Personhood in lawpersonhood_language_in_law |
Personhood language in the code | — | No personhood language |
Fetal homicide lawfetal_homicide_law |
A fetal homicide statute | — | No fetal homicide statute |
Wrongful-death claimfetal_wrongful_death_action |
A wrongful-death claim for the unborn | — | No wrongful-death claim |
Charged as homicideabortion_charged_as_homicide |
Abortion chargeable as homicide | — | A lesser abortion offense, or none |
| Who is liableWho, if anyone, answers for the killing? | |||
Mother expressly exemptmother_expressly_exempt |
The mother not exempt from liability | — | The mother expressly exempt |
Helpers exposedhelpers_criminally_exposed |
Helpers exposed to liability | — | Helpers not exposed |
Civil bounty lawcivil_bounty_law |
Private civil enforcement | — | No civil bounty law |
| Pills & bordersCan the pill and the patient route around the law? | |||
Mailing pills bannedmailing_pills_banned |
Mailing abortion pills banned | — | Mailing pills not banned |
Telehealth prescribingtelehealth_prescribing_allowed |
No telehealth prescribing | — | Telehealth prescribing allowed |
Shield stateshield_state |
No shield law | — | A shield law for cross-border abortion |
| MoneyDoes public or regulated money pay for it? | |||
Medicaid coveragemedicaid_coverage |
No Medicaid coverage | Hyde-only Medicaid | Medicaid broader than Hyde |
Provider fundingstate_funding_posture |
Providers defunded | A neutral funding posture | Providers funded by the state |
Private insurance restrictedprivate_insurance_restricted |
Private insurance coverage restricted | — | Private coverage unrestricted |
| HurdlesConditions on the procedure rather than on its legality. Shown as written; moot under a total ban. Only both-parent consent reads green here. | |||
Parental involvementparental_involvement |
Both-parent consent | One-parent consent, or notification | No parental involvement, or a requirement blocked by a court |
Waiting periodwaiting_period_hours |
— | A mandatory waiting period | No waiting period |
Ultrasoundultrasound_required |
— | An ultrasound offered or required | No ultrasound rule |
Scripted counselingstate_scripted_counseling |
— | State-scripted counseling | No scripted counseling |
In-person visitsin_person_visits_required |
— | One or more compelled in-person visits | No compelled visit |
Physician-only lawphysician_only_law |
— | A physician-only law | No physician-only law |
Method bansmethod_bans |
— | A D&E or D&X method ban | No method ban |