--- description: TIME compiled data about abortion restrictions in all 50 states and D.C. one year after Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. title: What Abortion Laws Look Like in the U.S. One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b47172e4d4ab058/698a3e1086f68e3d6c6f28a9/GettyImages-1252157518.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [abortion](/tag/abortion/) ## abortion Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # What Abortion Laws Look Like in the U.S. One Year After the Fall of _Roe v. Wade_ by [Sanya Mansoor](/author/sanya-mansoor/) and [Lon Tweeten](/author/lon-tweeten/) Jun 21, 2023 9:17 PM CUT  Activists gather at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., April 15, 2023, to protest increasing restrictions on access to abortion and abortion pills. Activists gather at the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., April 15, 2023, to protest increasing restrictions on access to abortion and abortion pills.Astrid Riecken—The Washington Post/ Getty Images by [Sanya Mansoor](/author/sanya-mansoor/) and [Lon Tweeten](/author/lon-tweeten/) Jun 21, 2023 9:17 PM CUT One year has passed since the Supreme Court overturned _Roe v. Wade_— unleashing a flurry of abortion restrictions [affecting millions of Americans](https://time.com/6222346/abortion-care-after-roe-doctors-lawyers/ "undefined"). While abortion until the third trimester of pregnancy remains legal in most states, abortion restrictions have spread across the country since the court reversed almost five decades of precedent in [_Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_](https://time.com/6189476/abortion-supreme-court-overturns-roe-v-wade/ "undefined"). More than half a dozen bans immediately took effect under “trigger laws” designed to kick in once _Roe_ no longer applied. In the year since, more states moved to ban abortion through legislative action. Some of those abortion restrictions have been blocked by state courts. Bans on abortion vary in terms of how many weeks after pregnancy they apply—with some taking effect as early as six weeks, before some people may know they are pregnant. Some bans make exceptions for rape or incest; others don’t. Not all states have moved to restrict abortion since the Supreme Court ruling. Many have expanded access. In some cases, state supreme courts have recognized abortion as a fundamental right. Governors and legislatures have passed laws to protect those seeking or providing an abortion from laws in other states, as many people who want an abortion now [are crossing state lines to obtain one](https://time.com/6208860/ohio-woman-forced-travel-abortion/ "undefined"). TIME compiled data about abortion restrictions in all 50 states, and D.C. Here’s a look at the landscape of abortion rights in the United States. _\-With reporting by Julia Zorthian_ Abortion Laws Map: One Year After the Fall of Roe v. Wade ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/6288526/abortion-laws-map-2023-dobbs-anniversary/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/6288526/abortion-laws-map-2023-dobbs-anniversary/"},"headline":"What Abortion Laws Look Like in the U.S. One Year After the Fall of Roe v. 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