Roe v. Wade is overturned, here's what abortion laws look like in each state
In a historic move, the Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade on Friday.
Americans will no longer have the constitutional right to abortion and states will now have the power to reinforce protections or enforce bans on the procedure.
"Roe was egregiously wrong from the start," Associate Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority. "Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences."
In May, a leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggested it may overturn Roe v. Wade, allowing states to make abortion illegal.
The draft was published by Politico and not independently verified by USA TODAY.
Now that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade – the 1973 decision constitutionally established the right to abortion – 22 states have laws or constitutional amendments that would take effect immediately or as soon as possible to ban abortion, according to Guttmacher Institute.
According to the institute, four other states – Florida, Indiana, Montana and Nebraska – have indicators that they could likely ban abortion as soon as possible without federal protections.
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"It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people’s elected representatives," Alito wrote.
Which states will ban abortion?
Among the 22 states that have bans, or could ban abortion now, some states have pre-Roe bans that were enacted before 1973 and were never removed. Trigger bans are laws "triggered" into effect automatically or by state action if Roe v. Wade is overturned, according to the institute.
Other states have six-week abortion bans, eight-week abortion bans and constitutions that have been amended to prohibit any protection for abortion rights.
Here's where those states stand, according to Guttmacher:
Alabama: Pre-Roe ban, near-total ban, state Constitution bars protection
Arizona: Pre-Roe ban
Arkansas: Pre-Roe ban, trigger ban, near-total ban
Georgia: Six-week ban
Idaho: Trigger ban, six-week ban
Iowa: Six-week ban
Kentucky: Trigger ban, six-week ban
Louisiana: Trigger ban, near-total ban, six-week ban, state Constitution bars protection
Michigan: Pre-Roe ban
Mississippi: Pre-Roe ban, trigger ban, six-week ban
Missouri: Trigger ban, eight-week ban
North Dakota: Trigger ban, six-week ban
Ohio: Six-week ban
Oklahoma: Pre-Roe ban, trigger ban (effective November 1, 2021), near-total ban, six-week ban
South Carolina: Six-week ban
South Dakota: Trigger ban
Tennessee: Trigger ban, six-week ban, state Constitution bars protection
Texas: Pre-Roe ban, trigger ban, six-week ban
Utah: Trigger ban, near-total ban
West Virginia: Pre-Roe ban, state Constitution bars protection
Wisconsin: Pre-Roe ban
Wyoming: Trigger ban
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States with protections on abortions
Sixteen states and the District of Columbia have laws that protect the right to abortion, according to Guttmacher.
Here are the states with protections:
California: Prior to viability
Colorado: Throughout pregnancy
Connecticut: Prior to viability
Delaware: Prior to viability
District of Columbia: Throughout pregnancy
Hawaii: Prior to viability
Illinois: Prior to viability
Maine: Prior to viability
Maryland: Prior to viability
Massachusetts: Prior to viability
Nevada: Prior to viability
New Jersey: Throughout pregnancy
New York: Prior to viability
Oregon: Throughout pregnancy
Rhode Island: Prior to viability
Vermont: Throughout pregnancy
Washington: Prior to viability
Follow reporter Asha Gilbert @Coastalasha. Email: agilbert@usatoday.com.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Roe v. Wade overturned: How could states' abortion laws change soon?