So you need to get an abortion? Between laws designed to curb access to clinics and the rise of crisis pregnancy centers, there are more restrictions and misinformation than ever. But don’t panic. Ahead, we made a guide to help you navigate the mess of regulations so you can get the help you need.

Abortion Restrictions State By State

Learn more about the abortion services and the specific restrictions available state by state.

Explore Abortion Rights By State

Though Roe v. Wade makes abortion legal in the U.S., states have significant latitude to regulate the procedure. Restrictions and requirements — which range from how far along in your pregnancy you are to needing an ultrasound and parental consent — vary greatly from state to state. Learn more about abortion rights.

Do You Need Help?

If you're looking for information on how and where to get an abortion in your specific area, visit ineedana.com. It is a free resource that helps people navigate state laws and find the most relevant abortion services and resources.

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I Need An Abortion
— Now What?

An Indispensable Guide To Laws, Waiting
Periods & Restrictions By State

An Indispensable Guide
To Laws, Waiting Periods &
Restrictions By State

Getting an abortion should be straightforward — but it’s not. Between laws designed to curb access to providers and the rise of fake clinics, there are increasing constraints and even more misinformation than ever before. Here, we’re helping clarify the litany of regulations so you don’t have to.

ABORTION RESTRICTIONS STATE BY STATE ABORTION RESTRICTIONS
STATE BY STATE

HOVER to learn more about the abortion services available by state. CLICK to learn about the specific restrictions. CLICK to learn more about the abortion services and the specific restrictions available state by state.

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WASHINGTON

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

OREGON

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

CALIFORNIA

152

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

261

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEVADA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

UTAH

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

IDAHO

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

ARIZONA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

ALASKA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

HAWAII

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MONTANA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

WYOMING

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

COLORADO

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEW MEXICO

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NORTH DAKOTA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

SOUTH DAKOTA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEBRASKA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

KANSAS

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

OKLAHOMA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MINNESOTA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

IOWA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MISSOURI

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

104

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

WISCONSIN

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

ILLINOIS

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

129

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

INDIANA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

125

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MICHIGAN

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

127

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

OHIO

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

197

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

TEXAS

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

310

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

LOUISIANA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

ARKANSAS

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MISSISSIPPI

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

ALABAMA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

GEORGIA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

117

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

FLORIDA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

241

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

SOUTH CAROLINA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NORTH CAROLINA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

173

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

TENNESSEE

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

KENTUCKY

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

WEST VIRGINIA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

VIRGINIA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MARYLAND

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

PENNSYLVANIA

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

213

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

DELAWARE

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEW JERSEY

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEW YORK

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

187

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

CONNECTICUT

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

RHODE ISLAND

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MASSACHUSETTS

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

VERMONT

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

MAINE

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

WASHINGTON D.C.

Legal
Abortion
Clinics

Crisis
Pregnancy
Centers

Alaska

Alabama

Arkansas

Arizona

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of
Columbia

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Iowa

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Massachusetts

Maryland

Maine

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Mississippi

Montana

North Carolina

North Dakota

Nebraska

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

Nevada

New York

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Virginia

Vermont

Washington

Wisconsin

West Virginia

Wyoming

LEGEND

Abortion laws & clinic data via Guttmacher and CPC data via ExposeFakeClinics.com

Colors represent the amount of laws restricting abortion access by state. 0-1 represents least amount of restrictions, while 5 is the most restrictions.

Crisis pregnancy centers masquerade as legitimate women's health clinics but in reality do not offer abortion services and are designed to dissuade women from seeking abortions and birth control. For more information on CPCs and to find out about fake clinics in your area, visit ExposeFakeClinics.com.

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DID YOU KNOW...

If Roe v. Wade were overturned, abortion would automatically become illegal in four states: Louisiana, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Mississippi.

Eight states only have one abortion provider left: Arkansas, West Virginia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming and Missouri.

WHO

People who've had abortions, by race/ethnicity

WHEN

Two-thirds of abortions occur at eight weeks of pregnancy or earlier and 89% occur in the first 12 weeks.

Half of patients said they did not want to be a single parent or were facing problems with their husband or partner.

Three-fourths of patients gave the following as reasons for having an abortion: Concern for or responsibility to other individuals, the inability to afford raising a child, or the belief that having a baby would interfere with work, school, or the ability to care for dependents.

Information via Guttmacher.org

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Explore Abortion
Rights by State

Though Roe v. Wade makes abortion legal in the U.S., states have significant latitude to regulate the procedure. Restrictions and requirements — which range from how far along in your pregnancy you are to needing an ultrasound and parental consent — vary greatly from state to state.

Mandatory waiting
period/Counseling

Specific week ban

Ultrasound
Requirement

Parental consent/Notification

Telemedicine
restriction

Alabama

48-hour waiting period, ban after 21.6 weeks

Alaska

Ban after viability (24 weeks), state mandated counseling but no waiting period

Arizona

24-hour waiting period, ban after viability (24 weeks)

Arkansas

48-hour waiting period, ban after 22 weeks

California

Ban after viability (24 weeks)

Colorado

Ban after viability (24 weeks)

Connecticut

Ban after viability (24 weeks), parent of woman under 18 years old must be notified

Delaware

Ban after viability (24 weeks), parent of a minor must be notified

Florida

Ban after viability (24 weeks), parent of a minor must be notified

Georgia

Ban after 22 weeks, 24-hour waiting period, parent of a minor must be notified

Hawaii

No restrictions

Idaho

24-hour waiting period

Illinois

Ban after viability (24 weeks)

Indiana

18-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks

Iowa

Ban after 20 weeks, parent of minor must be notified

Kansas

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks

Kentucky

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks

Louisiana

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks

Maine

Ban after viability (24 weeks)

Maryland

Parent of minor must be notified at doctor's discretion

Massachusetts

Ban after viability (24 weeks)

Michigan

24-hour waiting period, ban after viability (24 weeks)

Minnesota

Ban after viability (24 weeks), 24-hour waiting period, parent of minor must be notified

Mississippi

24-hour waiting period, ban after 19.6 weeks

Missouri

72-hour waiting period, ban after viability (24 weeks)

Montana

No restrictions

Nebraska

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Nevada

Ban after 24 weeks

New Hampshire

Parent of minor must be notified

New Jersey

No restrictions

New Mexico

No restrictions

New York

Ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health and if fetus is not viable)

North Carolina

Ban after 19.6 weeks, 72-hour waiting period

North Dakota

24-hour waiting period

Ohio

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Oklahoma

72-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Oregon

No restrictions

Pennsylvania

24-hour waiting period, ban after 24 weeks (excpetions made for woman's health)

Rhode Island

Ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

South Carolina

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health, rape, and incest)

South Dakota

72-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Tennessee

48-hour waiting period, ban after 21.6 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Texas

24-hour waiting period, ban after 21.6 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health and severe fetal abnormality)

Utah

72-hour waiting period, ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health, rape, incest, or fetal abnormality)

Vermont

No restrictions

Virginia

24-hour waiting period, ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Washington

Ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

West Virginia

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health or if pregnancy isn't viable), parent of minor must be notified

Wisconsin

24-hour waiting period, ban after 20 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Wyoming

Ban after 24 weeks (exceptions made for woman's health)

Washington, D.C.

No restrictions

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