Originally Published: 06 NOV 23 16:52 ET
Updated: 01 MAY 24 10:57 ET
By Annette Choi and Devan Cole, CNN
Editor’s note: Priya Krishnakumar and Veronica Stracqualursi contributed to this report.
(CNN) — Following the Supreme Court’s June 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which eliminated a constitutional right to abortion nationwide, nearly two dozen US states have banned or limited access to the procedure. States where abortion is most limited report higher rates of maternal and infant mortality, as well as greater economic insecurity.
The fight over abortion is well underway in state legislatures and courts. Most recently on April 24, the US Supreme Court heard a challenge by the Biden administration to Idaho’s enforcement of its abortion ban in medical emergencies. That same day, the Arizona House of Representatives voted to overturn a Civil War-era abortion ban, which had been reinstated by the state’s Supreme Court. The repeal bill makes its way to the state Senate before going into effect, which would leave Arizona’s current 15-week ban in place.
On May 1, a six-week ban took effect in Florida, replacing a 15-week ban. Later this year, the US Supreme Court will rule on access to the abortion pill.
CNN is tracking these legal challenges as they make their way through the courts. Here’s where abortion access currently stands in the United States.
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Current status of abortion access across the United States
Embargo: NONE Here’s where abortion access currently stands in the United States (Red=banned; Brown=Legal with gestational limit of 6-18 weeks; Green=legal)
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