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handle is hein.crs/govekzd0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional_______ Research Service State Laws Restricting or Prohibiting Abortion Updated March 22, 2023 The Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization overruled Roe v Wade, providing states with greater discretion to restrict abortion access, including by limiting abortion prior to fetal viability. This Sidebar provides an overview of existing or recently passed state laws prohibiting or limiting abortion prior to 24 weeks' gestational age, which for many years was considered the point of viability, though medical advancements may have moved that point earlier. The Sidebar also identifies trigger laws that generally prohibit abortion that were set to go into effect, either automatically or following action by a state official, if the Supreme Court ever overturned Roe v. Wade. This Sidebar does not address any exceptions to these restrictions, such as in the case of a medical emergency, or restrictions to specific methods of abortion, such as medication abortion. Links to the full text of statutes listed in this Legal Sidebar are available through the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC Legislative Sourcebook. Some of the laws below may not currently be in effect due to court injunctions. Some prosecutors have also indicated they intend to use their discretion whether to enforce the laws at the local level. Methodology and Limitations CRS searched the Lexis+ subscription database for state laws or recent state legislation (passed between September 1, 2021, and March 20, 2023) that prohibit or limit abortion prior to 24 weeks. While CRS made every attempt to be comprehensive in its search and review, this Sidebar may not have captured some relevant statutes. For example, due to variations in database search functionalities, other versions of the state statutes may retrieve different results. Also, this survey may not contain very recent laws passed by the state legislatures or enacted provisions that are not codified yet, or that were not contained in the Lexis+ legislation database. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov LSB10779 CRS Legal Sidebar Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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