This brief report provides a nationwide snapshot of 2025 state legislative trends impacting access to abortion, assisted reproduction, and maternal health care.
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World's Abortion Laws
After Roe Fell: U.S. Abortion Laws by State
What Are Shield Laws?
Shield laws protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal threats. Learn what they are, why they matter, and where they are in effect across the U.S.
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Know Your State’s Abortion Laws: A Guide for Medical Professionals
Learn more about your state’s abortion laws so you can better advocate for yourself and your patients.
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Fact Sheet: Abortion Access for Veterans
The Trump administration’s ban on abortion care and counseling through the VA will harm veterans across the country. Learn more.
Theme #3: Sowing Distrust in Proven Science to Justify Restricting Abortion, Birth Control, and IVF
The Trump administration is sowing distrust in proven science to justify restricting abortion, birth control, and IVF, baselessly questioning abortion pill safety,…
Theme #2: Attacking Abortion Access in States Where It Is Legal
The administration is attacking abortion access in states where it is legal, targeting veterans’ health care, Medicaid health coverage, and Title X…
Theme #1: Removing Nationwide Protections for Abortion
The U.S. health care system is in crisis. There is a nationwide provider shortage, and OB-GYNs specifically are leaving medicine in unsustainable…
A Year Later: Updates on the Impact of the SCOTUS Loper Bright Decision on Congress, Agencies, and Federal Reproductive Rights
In 2024, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued an opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturning a decades-long…
Reproductive Health and Data Privacy After Roe: Threats and Opportunities for State Action
Health and data privacy are increasingly under threat, leaving people vulnerable to the misuse of their personal information amid the broader landscape…
What Are Shield Laws?
Shield laws protect abortion providers and patients from out-of-state legal threats. Learn what they are, why they matter, and where they are…
What Are Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs) or Fake Clinics?
Crisis Pregnancy Centers (CPCs), or fake clinics, often pose as real health providers but give misleading information and withhold care. Learn how…
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