• First Trimester. A state cannot regulate abortion beyond requiring that the procedure be performed by a licensed doctor under medically safe conditions.

  • Second Trimester. A state may regulate abortion if the regulations are reasonably related to the health of the pregnant woman.

  • Third Trimester. A state’s interest in protecting the potential human life outweighs the woman’s right to privacy, and the state may prohibit abortions unless abortion is necessary to save the life or health of the mother.

  • As Roe v. Wade turns 40, most oppose reversing abortion ruling (Reuters)

  • Reproductive Rights (FindLaw)

  • Abortion (FindLaw)

  • Reproductive Rights Overview (FindLaw)

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