Here Are the 26 States Where Abortion will Likely Become Illegal Following Reversal of Roe v Wade

The Supreme Court Friday morning sided with Mississippi and overturned Roe v Wade.

Alito asserted that Roe was “egregiously wrong” and “on a collision course with the Constitution from the day it was decided.”

Abortion laws will now be decided by the states.

“It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives,” the ruling stated.

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Many states have ‘trigger bans’ – meaning abortion becomes illegal once Roe v Wade is overturned.

26 states total will likely ban abortion or have a near ban via the Guttmacher Institute:

1. Alabama—Pre-Roe ban, Near-total ban, State constitution bars protection
2. Arizona—Pre-Roe ban
3. Arkansas—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Near-total ban
4. Georgia—Six-week ban
5. Idaho—Trigger ban, Six-week ban
6. Iowa—Six-week ban
7. Kentucky—Trigger ban, Six-week ban
8. Louisiana—Trigger ban, Near-total ban, Six-week ban, State constitution bars protection
9. Michigan—Pre-Roe ban
10. Mississippi—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Six-week ban
11. Missouri—Trigger ban, Eight-week ban
12. North Dakota—Trigger ban, Six-week ban
13. Ohio—Six-week ban
14. Oklahoma—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban (effective November 1, 2021), Near-total ban, Six-week ban
15. South Carolina—Six-week ban
16. South Dakota—Trigger ban
17. Tennessee—Trigger ban, Six-week ban, State constitution bars protection
18. Texas—Pre-Roe ban, Trigger ban, Six-week ban
19. Utah—Trigger ban, Near-total ban
20. West Virginia—Pre-Roe ban, State constitution bars protection
21. Wisconsin—Pre-Roe ban
22. Wyoming—Trigger ban

States Likely to Ban Abortion

An additional four states have political composition, history and other indicators—such as recent actions to limit access to abortion—that show they are likely to ban abortion as soon as possible without federal protections in place.

1. Florida—In 2021, the state legislature attempted to ban abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy and an effort to adopt a Texas-style six-week ban was publicized. In April 2022, a 15-week abortion ban was enacted that is scheduled to go into effect in July.

2. Indiana—In the past decade, the legislature has enacted 55 abortion restrictions and bans, paving the way for a comprehensive ban.

3. Montana—For the first time in nearly a decade, new abortion restrictions were enacted in 2021, including restrictions on medication abortion and abortion at 20 weeks of pregnancy. (These restrictions currently cannot be enforced due to a court order.)

4. Nebraska—Although not one of the most prolific states on enacting abortion restrictions, it was the first to adopt a 22-week ban (in 2010), and in 2020, enacted a ban on the standard method for abortion after 15 weeks.