Performing an abortion is a Class A felony punishable by up to 99 years in prison, and attempted abortion is a Class C felony punishable by 1 to 10 years in prison under a law passed in May 2019. The law was ordered, but now that Roe was overthrown, the law could go into effect. [8] Abortion will be illegal in nearly all cases under the state`s Trigger Act once the state legislature certifies to the state Legislative Management Committee that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe. The law provides exceptions for rape, incest, to save the life of the pregnant person, and in cases of fatal fetal abnormalities or severe brain abnormalities. As long as a licensed physician performs the procedure, abortion is legal in Alaska. Persons under the age of 17 must have parental consent. [9] Georgia adopted on 7. In May 2019, an abortion law banned abortions after a fetal heartbeat was detected, usually six weeks after the last menstrual period. [7] The law makes no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

[17] The constitutionality of the law has been challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union, Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights. In October 2019, the federal judge in charge of the case blocked the application of the ban, which was due to take effect in January 2020, on the grounds that the plaintiffs had demonstrated a likelihood of winning the case. [18] Compared to other developed countries, the procedure is more available in the United States regarding how late-term abortion can be legally performed. However, when it comes to other aspects such as government funding, privacy for non-adults, or geographic access, some U.S. states are much more restrictive. In most European countries, abortion on demand is only allowed during the first trimester, while abortions in the advanced stages of pregnancy are only allowed for specific reasons (e.g. physical or mental health, risk of birth defects if the woman has been raped, etc.). The reasons that a woman seeking an abortion after the first trimester may give vary from country to country, for example, some countries, such as Denmark, offer a wide range of reasons, including social and economic. [4] A number of states limit elective abortions to a maximum number of weeks after pregnancy, usually before the fetus can survive when removed from the womb.

For comparison, the youngest child to survive a premature birth in the United States was Amillia Taylor (born October 24, 2006 in Miami, Florida, at the gestational age of 21 weeks and 6 days, approximately 153 days versus an expected gestation period of 40 weeks, approximately 280 days). [3] An analysis by the Guttmacher Institute notes that 22 states have laws restricting abortion, including 13 that have so-called « trigger bans, » which enact nearly complete abortion bans almost immediately after Roe was defeated. The « expanded access » category means that the right to abortion is protected by state laws or constitutions, and that other laws and policies have created additional access to abortion care. More details on the current state of abortion in each state can be found below. These are the states with laws protecting abortion rights in the post-Roe era. The state`s trigger law will ban nearly all abortions shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe. Under the Trigger Act, the attorney general must review the Supreme Court`s decision and send a report to the governor within 30 days. The Governor may then certify the results of the examination to the Office of the Secretary of State, after which the Office of the Secretary of State must immediately publish the effective date of the Act, which is five days after receipt of the Governor`s certificate. Nearly all abortions will be illegal once the attorney general confirms that the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Roe, which Republican Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced. The state`s trigger law prohibits all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person.

After the Supreme Court of Roe v.