Abortion


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The Abortion in the United States Dashboard is an ongoing research project tracking state abortion policies and litigation following the overturning of Roe v. Wade. It features a continuously-updated map tracking the status of abortion bans across the United States, as well as briefs on topics such as medication abortion, insurance coverage, ballot measures, legal developments, and racial and ethnic disparities. It also offers a jumping off point to the latest national and state-specific abortion policies and statistics. Visit the Dashboard →


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  • The Hyde Amendment and Coverage for Abortion Services Under Medicaid in the Post-Roe Era

    Issue Brief

    This brief details the federal programs that are affected by the Hyde Amendment and laws and regulations that have a similar goal, provides estimates on the share of women insured by Medicaid affected by the law, reviews the impact of the law on their access to abortion services, and discusses the potential effect if the law were to be repealed.

  • Coverage of Abortion in Large Employer-Sponsored Plans in 2023

    Issue Brief

    This brief presents findings from the 2023 KFF Employer Health Benefits Survey on coverage of abortion services in large employer-sponsored health plans, changes employers made to abortion coverage since the 2022 Supreme Court ruling, and employers’ provision of financial assistance for travel out of state to obtain an abortion.

  • What the Data Show: Abortions Later in Pregnancy 

    News Release

    Following recent news about former President Trump’s potential support for a national 16-week abortion ban, KFF examines the data about how often abortions later in pregnancy occur, exploring the potential reasons why, and detailing the various laws that regulate access to abortions later in pregnancy.

  • Abortions Later in Pregnancy in a Post-Dobbs Era

    Issue Brief

    This brief explains why individuals may seek abortions later in pregnancy, how often these procedures occur, and the various laws which regulate access to abortions later in pregnancy across the country.

  • Addressing Abortion Access through State Ballot Initiatives

    Issue Brief

    This issue brief explains why constitutional amendment ballot measures have become so popular with advocates on both sides of the abortion issue, reviews the current initiatives that are in progress and may appear in on state ballots the next general election, and outlines the processes states have available to them to use to place initiatives on the ballot.

  • Data Note: How Women Voters Could Influence the 2018 Elections and Beyond

    Feature

    This analysis on the recent June 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s attitudes, with a focus on views of women ages 18-44, toward several key women’s issues including workplace protections, reproductive health, and the #MeToo Movement – as well as the role that these issues may play in the 2018 midterm elections.

  • Kaiser Health Tracking Poll – July 2018: Changes to the Affordable Care Act; Health Care in the 2018 Midterms and the Supreme Court

    Feature

    The July 2018 Kaiser Health Tracking Poll finds that a candidate's position on continuing coverage for pre-existing conditions tops voters' list of priorities when it comes to who they'll vote for in the 2018 midterms. Additionally, 6 in 10 Americans say President Trump and his administration are trying to make the Affordable Care Act fail, and about half say that this is a bad thing.

  • Poll: Two-thirds of Americans Don’t Want the Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade

    News Release

    Large Majority of the Public View Federal Funding of Family Planning Services for Low-Income Women as “Important” As President Trump prepares to make a new Supreme Court nomination, new polling from the Kaiser Family Foundation finds that two-thirds (67%) of the public do not want the Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 landmark Roe v.

  • Further Findings from Kaiser’s June Health Tracking Poll: Women’s Issues

    Feature

    The latest Kaiser Health Tracking Poll examines the public’s attitudes, with a focus on views of women ages 18-44, toward several key women’s issues including workplace protections and reproductive health – as well as the role that these issues may play in the 2018 midterm elections.