what abortion is legal in the united states?
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Abortion in the United States by state. Abortion in the United States is legal via the landmark 1973 case of Roe v. Wade. Specifically, abortion is legal in all U.S. states, and every state has at least one abortion clinic.
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Abortion in Virginia. Abortion in the U.S. state of Virginia is legal. 55% of adults said in a poll by the Pew Research Center that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Abortion was illegal in Virginia by 1900, and by 1950 had a therapeutic exception.
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None of the abortion bans passed this year has yet taken effect, and abortion is still legal in all 50 states (as of 11 June 2019). The American Civil Liberties Union, the Planned Parenthood Action Fund and others have vowed to fight back and lawsuits have already been filed in several states.
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In 2003, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that 26% of reported legal induced abortions in the United States were known to have been obtained at less than 6 weeks' gestation, 18% at 7 weeks, 15% at 8 weeks, 18% at 9 through 10 weeks, 10% at 11 through 12 weeks, 6% at 13 through 15 weeks, 4% ...
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Abortion in South Dakota. Abortion in South Dakota is legal. 48% of adults said in a poll by the Pew Research Center that abortion should be legal in all or most cases. There were 878 legal abortions in 2000, 895 in 2001, 819 in 2003, 551 in 2014, and 444 in 2015.
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Abortion in Ireland is regulated by the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018. Abortion is permitted during the first twelve weeks of pregnancy, and later in cases where the pregnant woman's life or health is at risk, or in the cases of a fatal foetal abnormality.
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The law, slated to go into effect in July 2019, would make abortion illegal after the fetus's heartbeat can be detected, usually between five or six weeks into the pregnancy. No exceptions for cases of rape or incest are made.
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Abortions after 20 weeks are also required to be provided in a licensed hospital, rather than an abortion clinic. Abortion rights activists state that this law is unconstitutional based on the precedent established in the 1983 Supreme Court Case Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health (462 U.S. 416).
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In Indiana, an abortion may be performed at or after 20 weeks after fertilization (22 weeks after the woman's last menstrual period) if there are medical indications including rape.
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In England, Scotland and Wales, you can legally have an abortion at up to 23 weeks and 6 days of pregnancy, in line with the Abortion Act 1967. If you live in Northern Ireland, or anywhere else where abortion care may be restricted, you can legally travel to receive treatment.
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The United Kingdom. The status of the fetus in English law is that it is not a legal person until birth. Abortion or termination of pregnancy was a crime, although rarely if ever prosecuted, in the common law of England, as clarified in the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861 (OAPA, sections 58 and 59).
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Although most abortions take place early in pregnancy, 11% of women who obtain an abortion do so after the first trimester (at 13 weeks after the last menstrual period or later), and slightly more than 1% of abortions are performed at 21 weeks or later.
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In 2015, more than 400,000 abortions took place in the US. Of those, just 5,597 (or 1.3%) happened on or after 21 weeks of pregnancy, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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The Reproductive Health Act, passed in 2019 in NY, further allows for abortions past the 24th week of pregnancy if a woman's health or life are at risk, or if the fetus is not viable.
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Surgical abortion, also known as suction aspiration abortion, can be performed in a one-day procedure if less than 14 weeks have passed since the first day of your last menstrual period. The procedure is done in the doctor's office with local anesthesia and oral pain-relieving medications.
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Most private health insurance plans cover abortion care. California also has free or low-cost programs that can help pay for an abortion. You can get an abortion at many family planning clinics and at some doctor's offices.
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France legalized abortion in Law 75-17 of 18 January 1975, which permitted a woman to receive an abortion on request until the tenth week of pregnancy. After a trial period, Law 75-17 was adopted permanently in December 1979.