Across the 50 states and District of Columbia, there exists a patchwork of abortion laws. The U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade will trigger in some states restrictions that effectively ban abortions. \n\nA “trigger law” is a law that will go into effect now that the court has struck down Roe. Many of these laws are near-full bans.\n\nA “pre-Roe ban” refers to a restrictive law put in place before Roe v. Wade made abortion legal nationwide. Many of these laws could come back into play now that Roe has been overturned. \n\nRestrictions states have in place include mandatory counseling, a waiting period and parental or spousal consent or notification. And protections states have in place include statutory protection, which means abortion rights are enshrined in the state’s laws, and state constitutional protection, meaning the state constitution assures abortion rights.\n\nHere is how current laws vary.\n