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US Abortion Ban Exceptions

The presence and effectiveness of exceptions to save the pregnant person's life in US state-level abortion bans

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Jan 7, 2026
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Which U.S. states currently ban abortions even to save the mother’s life?

No credible reporting shows any U.S. state currently bans abortion with no exception to save the pregnant person’s life; nearly all state-level total bans or near-total bans include a life-of-the-moth...

Jan 20, 2026

What federal or state datasets track reasons for abortion and how complete are they?

Federal surveillance systems and academic datasets together provide the primary public record on abortions in the United States, but virtually none of the routinely published, nationwide data sources ...