Lessons from Before Roe: Will Past be Prologue?
Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe |
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State |
Restricting the right to abortion |
Protecting the right to abortion |
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Unenforced pre-Roe abortion ban |
Post-Roe ban intended to take effect if Roe overturned |
Unconstitutional, post-Roe restrictions that could take effect if Roe overturned |
Expressed intent to limit abortion to maximum extent permitted |
Constitution explicitly does not secure right to abortion |
Throughout pregnancy |
Prior to viability |
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Alabama |
X†,‡ |
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s |
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X |
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Arizona |
X† |
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Arkansas |
X |
X |
s |
X |
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California |
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X |
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Colorado |
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X |
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Connecticut |
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X |
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Delaware |
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X |
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District of Columbia |
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X |
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Georgia |
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s |
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Hawaii |
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X |
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Idaho |
X |
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Illinois |
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X |
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Iowa |
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q |
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Kansas |
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X |
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Kentucky |
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X |
s |
X |
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Louisiana |
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X |
q |
X |
X |
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Maine |
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X |
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Maryland | X | |||||||
Massachusetts |
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X |
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Michigan |
X† |
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Mississippi |
X†,Ψ |
X |
s |
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Missouri |
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X |
s |
X |
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Nevada |
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X |
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New Jersey |
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X |
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New Mexico |
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New York |
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X |
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North Carolina |
X |
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North Dakota |
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X |
q |
X |
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Ohio |
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s |
X |
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Oregon |
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X |
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Oklahoma |
X† |
X |
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Rhode Island |
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X |
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South Carolina |
s | |||||||
South Dakota |
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X |
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Tennessee |
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X |
s |
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X |
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Texas |
q |
X |
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Utah |
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X |
q |
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Vermont |
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X |
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Washington |
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X |
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West Virginia |
X† |
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X |
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Wisconsin |
X† |
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Wyoming |
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X |
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TOTAL |
9 |
13 |
0 |
7 |
4 |
4 + DC |
12 |
q Permanently enjoined by court order; law not in effect.
s Temporarily enjoined by court order; law not in effect.
† Law includes an exception to protect the life of the patient.
‡ Law includes an exception to protect the health of the patient.
Ψ Law includes an exception in cases of rape.
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