Without constitutional protections affirming the right to an abortion, and absent federal law that codifies that right, millions of Americans will live in states where abortion care will be illegal.
Thirteen states will quickly or immediately outlaw abortion under laws designed to take effect after the US Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade on 24 June. Seven states maintain abortion bans that have been on their books for decades, despite the 1973 ruling in the Roe case making them unconstitutional. More than two dozen states have severely restrictive laws that could be used to end legal care.
