{"id":4255,"date":"2022-07-13T13:34:49","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/?p=4255"},"modified":"2022-07-13T13:34:53","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T13:34:53","slug":"where-is-abortion-legal-nationwide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.ncleg.gov\/library\/where-is-abortion-legal-nationwide\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is Abortion Legal Nationwide?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.pixabay.com\/photo\/2017\/04\/12\/20\/56\/us-supreme-court-building-2225765__340.jpg\" alt=\"Us Supreme Court Building, Washington Dc\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Most people know that, on June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned <em>Roe v. Wade<\/em>, the case that had made abortion legal nationwide since 1973. Under the new ruling (which you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supremecourt.gov\/opinions\/21pdf\/19-1392_6j37.pdf\">here<\/a>), individual states can decide whether to make abortion legal or illegal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What, then, is the legal status of abortion in each state?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The New York Times is tracking that question <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/interactive\/2022\/us\/abortion-laws-roe-v-wade.html\">here<\/a>, with a series of maps and charts. It will update this page as states&#8217; laws change. Another source for this information is this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abortionfinder.org\/abortion-guides-by-state\">state-by-state guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you&#8217;re curious about the status of abortion <em>worldwide<\/em>, check out this <a href=\"https:\/\/reproductiverights.org\/maps\/worlds-abortion-laws\/\">page<\/a> from the Center for Reproductive Rights. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most people know that, on June 24, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the case that had made abortion legal nationwide since 1973. Under the new ruling (which you can read here), individual states can decide whether to make abortion legal or illegal. 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