Post Fertilization
This threshold begins at the time of conception. I.E. 20 Weeks Post Fertilization Restriction mean abortion is illegal after 20 weeks since conception. This specific law is based on the assertion, which is inconsistent with scientific evidence and has been rejected by the medical community, that a fetus can feel pain at that point in pregnancy.
Post Implantation
This threshold begins when the fertilized egg adhere’s to the lining of the uterus, roughly 5 days after fertilization. I.E. 24 Weeks Post Implantation Restriction means abortion is illegal after 27 weeks since last menstrual period.
Fetal Viability
The point at which a fetus can survive outside of the uterus. This is usually about 7 months or 28 weeks but can occur as early as 24 weeks.
Fetal Heartbeat
Restriction of abortion after a fetus’s heartbeat can be detected. This can occur 6 weeks after last menstrual period.
State-by-state abortion legislation
Alabama
Alabama’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Alaska
Alaska does not have any laws restricting abortion after a specific point in pregnancy. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Arizona
Arizona’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
There is no public funding for abortion. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Arkansas
Arkansas’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
California
California’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Colorado
Colorado does not have any laws restricting abortion after a specific point in pregnancy. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Connecticut
Connecticut’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Delaware
Delaware’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Florida
Florida’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 24 weeks since last menstrual period. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Georgia
Georgia’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Hawaii
Hawaii’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Idaho
Idaho’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Illinois
Illinois’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Indiana
Indiana’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of patient’s physical health. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Iowa
Iowa’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Kansas
Kansas’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Kentucky
Kentucky’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Louisiana
Louisiana’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Maine
Maine’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Maryland
Maryland’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Massachusetts
Massachusett’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 24 weeks post-implantation. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Michigan
Michigan’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Minnesota
Minnesota’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Mississippi
Mississippi’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. *A court has temporarily blocked enforcement of a Mississippi law that would have banned abortion at 15 weeks after the patient’s last menstrual period.* (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of fetal abnormality. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Missouri
Missouri’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Montana
Montana’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Nebraska
Nebraska’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Nevada
Nevada’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 24 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
New Hampshire
New Hampshire does not have any laws restricting abortion after a specific point in pregnancy. (BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
New Jersey
New Jersey does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions—such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions—often found in other states. (Guttmacher Institute last updated Jan 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
New Mexico
New Mexico does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions—such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions—often found in other states. (Guttmacher Institute last updated Jan 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
New York
New York’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
North Carolina
North Carolina’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. General Assembly of North Carolina Senate Bill 405: Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act took effect on September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
North Dakota
North Dakota’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Ohio
Ohio’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Oklahoma
Oklahoma’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Oregon
Oregon does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions—such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions—often found in other states. (Guttmacher Institute last updated Jan 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Pennsylvania
Pennslyvania’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 24 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Rhode Island
Rhode Island’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
South Carolina
South Carolina’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
South Dakota
South Dakota’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment.* (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Tennessee
Tennessee’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Texas
Texas’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal heartbeat (4-6 weeks). (BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021. Texas Legislature act SB 8 and HB 1515: Texas Heartbeat Act took effect on September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Utah
Utah’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of patient’s physical health. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Vermont
Vermont does not have any of the major types of abortion restrictions—such as waiting periods, mandated parental involvement or limitations on publicly funded abortions—often found in other states. (Guttmacher Institute last updated Jan 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Virginia
Virginia’s threshold for restriction on abortion begins at the start of the third trimester (about week 27). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of fetal abnormality. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Washington
Wasington’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for all or most medically necessary abortions. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
West Virginia
West Virginia’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of patient’s physical health, or in case of fetal abnormality. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s threshold for restriction on abortion is 20 weeks post-fertilization. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. *Exception in case of patient’s physical health. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)
Wyoming
Wyoming’s threshold for restriction on abortion is fetal viability (24-28 weeks). (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021. BallotPedia last updated September 1, 2021)
Public funding is available for abortion only in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest. (Guttmacher Institute last updated October 1, 2021)