How states are reacting to Roe v. Wade being overturned. Since last Friday's Supreme Court ruling that upended reproductive freedom in America, states have been moving to either restrict or protect abortion access.
Passing new bans on abortions will take at least a little time. But a number of states had "trigger laws"—bans set to be automatically triggered should Roe v. Wade be overturned—already on the books, banning abortion at around six weeks of pregnancy or entirely banning the procedure except in instances where a woman's life is at risk.
