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  2. Abortion law in the United States by state - Wikipedia

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    The 1821 abortion law of Connecticut was the first known law passed in the United States to restrict abortion. Although this law did not completely outlaw abortions, it placed heavier restrictions, as it prevented people from attempting or receiving abortions, which was generally through the consumption of poison, during the first four months ...

  3. Abortion in the United States - Wikipedia

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    For the period 2013 – 2019, the rate of mortality from legal abortion procedures in the US was 0.43 abortion-related deaths per 100,000 reported legal abortions, lower than the rates for previous 5-year periods. [330] In 2019, there were four identified deaths related to abortion in the US, out of 625,000 abortions. [330]

  4. See where abortions are banned and legal — and where it’s ...

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    Nearly two dozen US states have banned or severely restricted access to abortion. View CNN’s abortion law map to see where abortions are legal, banned, or in limbo.

  5. Abortion law - Wikipedia

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    In Latin America, abortion on request is only legal in Cuba (1965), Uruguay (2012), [39] Argentina (2021), [36] Colombia (2022) [40] and in parts of Mexico. [41] [42] Abortions are completely banned in the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua, and only allowed in certain restricted circumstances in most other Latin American ...

  6. Roe v. Wade - Wikipedia

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    Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 (1973), [1] was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States protected the right to have an abortion prior to the point of fetal viability.

  7. More than 60% of US abortions in 2023 were done by pill ... - AOL

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    The proportion of U.S. abortions administered by medication rose to more than 60% in 2023, following a dramatic decline in surgical abortion access after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v.

  8. Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization - Wikipedia

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    An Ohio abortion law came under attention in July 2022. The law disallows abortions after embryonic cardiac activity is detectable (approximately six weeks into term), and makes no exceptions for rape or incest. The law passed in 2019 and had been blocked from enforcement by a court injunction, but with Dobbs, the injunction was lifted.

  9. Types of abortion restrictions in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Abortion clinics may be private or public medical practices or nonprofit organizations. In 27 major cities, and much of rural America, most people live 100 miles or more from an abortion clinic. [2] Regulations for abortions in the United States include state licensing requirements, federal workplace safety requirements, and association ...