Fact Sheet
Reproductive Health and Equity Maternal and Child HealthLegislation and Legal ChallengesHealth and Health Care
State-Based Abortion Protections
January 20, 2023
Overview
In light of the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization on June 24, 2022, this Memo examines current state-based abortion protections via (1) state statutory and constitutional language, (2) state Supreme Court decisions, (3) state constitutional amendment proposals, and (4) litigation addressing state-based constitutional abortion rights.
