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English: Legality of elective abortion in the United States, in weeks from the onset of last menstrual period (LMP)

 
Illegal with exceptions
 
Legal but no providers
 
Legal before embryonic cardiac-cell activity detectability[1]
 
Legal through 12 weeks
 
Legal through 15 weeks (first trimester)
 
Legal through 18 weeks
 
Legal through 22 weeks (5 months)[2]
 
Legal before fetal viability (≈ 23 weeks LMP)
 
Legal through 24 weeks (5½ months)
 
Legal before third trimester[3]
 
Legal at any stage

Abortion is legal with no gestational limit: in all states except TN when the mother's life is in danger; in most states for severe medical complications; and in three states (AR, MS, UT) for pregnancies from rape or rape and incest.

  1. ↑ In the 5th–6th week LMP, 2–3 weeks from implantation
  2. ↑ Defined in some states as 20 weeks from estimated fertilization
  3. ↑ Variously defined as after 27 or 28 weeks LMP; Massachusetts: after 24 weeks from implantation, ≈ 27 weeks LMP
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  • Abortion restrictions by state[1]
  • State bans throughout pregnancy[2]
  • Abortion policy tracker[3]

References

  1. ↑ The New York Times (2022-05-24). Abortion Bans Across the Country: Tracking Restrictions by State. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
  2. ↑ State Bans on Abortion Throughout Pregnancy. Guttmacher Institute (2016-03-14). Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
  3. ↑ Abortion Policy Tracker. KFF (2023-11-03). Retrieved on 2023-11-09.
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