State Abortion Legislation

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U.S. Supreme Court
Apr 2022
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State Abortion Legislation

Cameron v. EMW Women鈥檚 Surgical Center

In 2018, the 桃子视频 and the 桃子视频of Kentucky filed a suit on behalf of Kentucky abortion providers and their patients challenging a state law banning physicians from providing a safe and medically proven abortion method called dilation and evacuation, or 鈥淒&E.鈥 If it were to take effect, this law would prevent many patients from being able to obtain an abortion altogether. After two courts held that the law is unconstitutional, the Supreme Court ruled in March 2022 that Kentucky Attorney General Cameron can continue his pursuit to push abortion out of reach by intervening in the underlying challenge to an abortion ban, which is proceeding in a lower court.
Cameron V. Emw Women鈥檚 Surgical Center. Explore Case.
U.S. Supreme Court
Dec 2021
Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

State Abortion Legislation

Whole Woman's Health v. Jackson

The 桃子视频, the 桃子视频of Texas, and coalition partners filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of abortion providers and funds on July 13, 2021, challenging S.B. 8, a Texas law allowing private citizens to enforce a ban on abortion as early as six weeks in pregnancy鈥攂efore many know they are pregnant. The ACLU鈥檚 challenge made its way to the U.S. Supreme Court three times in as many months. After hearing oral arguments in the case, the Court issued a decision on December 10, 2021, that ended the most promising pathways to blocking the ban. The Supreme Court鈥檚 decision makes it more difficult to obtain adequate relief from the courts and gives states the green light to ban abortion using bounty-hunting schemes. Texas鈥 abortion ban will remain in effect until relief can be secured from a court.
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38 State Abortion Legislation Cases

Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth
West Virginia
Feb 2023

State Abortion Legislation

Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth

West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state鈥檚 near-total abortion ban passed in 2022. Plaintiffs in the case sought an injunction blocking the entire ban while providers made their case in court.
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Women's Health Center Of West Virginia V. Sheth. Explore Case.
West Virginia
Feb 2023
Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth

State Abortion Legislation

Women's Health Center of West Virginia v. Sheth

West Virginia abortion providers and advocates filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging multiple provisions of HB 302, the state鈥檚 near-total abortion ban passed in 2022. Plaintiffs in the case sought an injunction blocking the entire ban while providers made their case in court.
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Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton
Texas
Sep 2022

State Abortion Legislation

Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

On June 24, 2022, abortion provision in Texas entirely stopped due to confusion over whether the state鈥檚 century-old criminal abortion ban could be enforced after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and 50 years of precedent. On June 27, 2022, abortion providers in Texas filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block officials from enforcing the state鈥檚 antiquated pre-Roe abortion ban. If successful, the lawsuit would restore early abortion access in Texas for two months or longer.
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Texas
Sep 2022
Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

State Abortion Legislation

Whole Woman's Health v. Paxton

On June 24, 2022, abortion provision in Texas entirely stopped due to confusion over whether the state鈥檚 century-old criminal abortion ban could be enforced after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and 50 years of precedent. On June 27, 2022, abortion providers in Texas filed a lawsuit in state court seeking to block officials from enforcing the state鈥檚 antiquated pre-Roe abortion ban. If successful, the lawsuit would restore early abortion access in Texas for two months or longer.
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State Ex Rel. Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Dave Yost, et al.
Court Case
Sep 2022

State Abortion Legislation

State Ex Rel. Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Dave Yost, et al.

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and reversing nearly 50 years of precedent, a federal judge in Ohio granted the state鈥檚 request to allow the previously blocked six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23, to take effect. On June 29th, 2022, abortion providers in Ohio filed a lawsuit seeking to block this six-week ban with the state supreme court.
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State Ex Rel. Preterm-cleveland, Et Al. V. Dave Yost, Et Al.. Explore Case.
Court Case
Sep 2022
State Ex Rel. Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Dave Yost, et al.

State Abortion Legislation

State Ex Rel. Preterm-Cleveland, et al. v. Dave Yost, et al.

Hours after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24th, 2022, ending the federal constitutional right to abortion and reversing nearly 50 years of precedent, a federal judge in Ohio granted the state鈥檚 request to allow the previously blocked six-week abortion ban, Senate Bill 23, to take effect. On June 29th, 2022, abortion providers in Ohio filed a lawsuit seeking to block this six-week ban with the state supreme court.
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Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, et al., v. Herbert Slatery, et al.
Court Case
Sep 2022

State Abortion Legislation

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, et al., v. Herbert Slatery, et al.

The lawsuit challenges several abortion restrictions passed in Tennessee, including: a series of gestational age bans that would ban abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy, starting as early as six weeks; and a ban on abortion based on a patient鈥檚 reason for seeking abortion, including reasons related to race, sex, or a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
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Court Case
Sep 2022
Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, et al., v. Herbert Slatery, et al.

State Abortion Legislation

Memphis Center for Reproductive Health, et al., v. Herbert Slatery, et al.

The lawsuit challenges several abortion restrictions passed in Tennessee, including: a series of gestational age bans that would ban abortion at nearly every stage of pregnancy, starting as early as six weeks; and a ban on abortion based on a patient鈥檚 reason for seeking abortion, including reasons related to race, sex, or a fetal diagnosis of Down syndrome.
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Planned Parenthood Great NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.
Court Case
Aug 2022

State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood Great NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.

On April 13, 2022, the Kentucky Legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear鈥檚 veto and passed H.B.3, an anti-abortion omnibus law with an immediate effective date designed to effectively ban abortion in the state.
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Planned Parenthood Great Nw, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. V. Daniel Cameron, Et Al.. Explore Case.
Court Case
Aug 2022
Planned Parenthood Great NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.

State Abortion Legislation

Planned Parenthood Great NW, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. v. Daniel Cameron, et al.

On April 13, 2022, the Kentucky Legislature overrode Gov. Andy Beshear鈥檚 veto and passed H.B.3, an anti-abortion omnibus law with an immediate effective date designed to effectively ban abortion in the state.
Planned Parenthood Great Nw, Hawaii, Alaska, Indiana, & Kentucky, Inc. V. Daniel Cameron, Et Al.. Explore Case.
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