#state-bans

#state-bans

Abortion rates increased in nearly all states with bans since the overturning of Roe v. Wade.

Abortion pills remain accessible to women in states with bans, allowing abortion rates to stay stable post-Roe.

Twice as many people crossed state lines for abortion care in the first half of 2023 compared to 2020 when abortion was legal nationwide.

State bans on abortion have forced patients to travel longer distances to obtain an abortion.

U.S. Supreme Court debates if EMTALA covers abortion during strict state bans.

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal on state bans of gender-affirming care, navigating a legal landscape of support and opposition to transgender rights.

The Supreme Court agreed to hear an appeal on state bans of gender-affirming care, impacting transgender rights and healthcare for minors.

The Supreme Court has refused to take up a case about banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ children, leaving in place an appellate panel's decision that such bans are unconstitutional restrictions on counselors' speech.

Justices Alito and Thomas dissented and argued that the Supreme Court should have taken up the case because licensed counselors cannot express anything other than the state-approved opinion on minors with gender dysphoria.

About half the states in the US prohibit conversion therapy, which tries to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity through counseling.