State rankings
Late-term Abortion Laws by State
Late-term Abortion Laws by State: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Statutory Limit
9 values across 51 entries
Data
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51 states
 Alabama | Banned | To save mother's life/health; in case of fetal anomalies |
 Alaska | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Arizona | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 Arkansas | Banned | To save mother's life |
 California | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 Colorado | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Connecticut | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 Delaware | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health or in case of fetal anomalies |
 District of Columbia | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Florida | 6 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 15 weeks) or fetal anomalies (during first 2 trimesters) |
 Georgia | 6 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 22 weeks) or fetal anomalies (up to 22 weeks) |
 Hawaii | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 Idaho | Banned | To save mother's life; in case of rape/incest (in the first trimester only) |
 Illinois | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 Indiana | Banned | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 12 weeks) or fetal anomalies (up to 22 weeks) |
 Iowa | 6 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 22 weeks) or fetal anomalies (up to 22 weeks) |
 Kansas | 22 weeks | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Kentucky | Banned | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Louisiana | Banned | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Maine | Fetal viability | In case physician determines it is necessary |
 Maryland | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Massachusetts | 24 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of fetal anomalies |
 Michigan | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Minnesota | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Mississippi | Banned | To save mother's life; in case of rape (up to 6 weeks) |
 Missouri | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Montana | Fetal viability | To save mother's life |
 Nebraska | 12 weeks | To save mother's life/physical health; in case of rape (up to 6 weeks) |
 Nevada | 24 weeks | To save mother's life/health |
 New Hampshire | 24 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of fetal anomalies |
 New Jersey | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 New Mexico | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 New York | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 North Carolina | 12 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 20 weeks) or fetal anomalies (up to 24 weeks) |
 North Dakota | Banned | Life, physical health and rape/incest (up to 6 weeks LMP) |
 Ohio | 22 weeks | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Oklahoma | Banned | To save mother's life |
 Oregon | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Pennsylvania | 24 weeks | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Rhode Island | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 South Carolina | 6 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 12 weeks) or fetal anomalies |
 South Dakota | Banned | To save mother's life |
 Tennessee | Banned | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Texas | Banned | To save mother's life |
 Utah | 18 weeks | To save mother's life/health; in case of fetal anomalies |
 Vermont | Allowed/No restrictions | — |
 Virginia | 3rd trimester | To save mother's life/health |
 Washington | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/health |
 West Virginia | Banned | To save mother's life/health; in case of rape/incest (up to 8 weeks) or fetal anomalies |
 Wisconsin | 22 weeks | To save mother's life/physical health |
 Wyoming | Fetal viability | To save mother's life/physical health |
Quick answers
- Where does this late-term abortion laws by state data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Abortion Policy: Gestational Limits and Exceptions - Kaiser Family Foundation; State-by-State Abortion Laws in the US - Statista.