**By AbortionFinder | Updated January 20, 2023**
## Tracking the fluctuating landscape of abortion access before and after _Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_
Abortion access was limited in the United States even before June of 2022, when the U.S. Supreme Court overturned _Roe v. Wade_ with their decision in _Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_. But following the _Dobbs_ decision, many states began enforcing laws that severely restricted access to abortion or even banned abortion entirely. In the months since _Roe v. Wade_ was overturned, abortion access across the U.S. has become a chaotic patchwork, and wide swaths of the country have been left without abortion providers in their state.
These maps illustrate changes in the abortion access landscape from late April (right before the leak of the Supreme Court opinion overturning _Roe v. Wade_) to six months after _Roe_ was overturned. The maps look at access in two ways: 1) how many in-person providers there were in each state and 2) the latest stage of pregnancy at which at least one provider in each state offered abortion care (which is often different than the state legal limit).
## Timeline since _Roe v. Wade_ overturned## May 2, 2022: A draft of the U.S. Supreme Court decision for _Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health_ is leakedOn May 2, 2022, a draft majority opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court was leaked in the case of _Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_. The leaked opinion indicated that the Supreme Court would use the _Dobbs_ decision to overturn _Roe v. Wade_. Many states had so-called “trigger” laws on the books that would ban abortion if _Roe_ was overturned or pre-Roe abortion bans that had never been repealed, and began preparing to enforce these laws if _Roe_ was overturned.
## June 24, 2022: The U.S. Supreme Court overturns _Roe v. Wade_On June 24, 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in _Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization_ overturned _Roe v. Wade_, which established the constitutional right to an abortion. Providers in Oklahoma and South Dakota had stopped offering abortion care after the leak, and without _Roe v. Wade_ in place, 9 more states were quickly without providers in-state. In addition, providers in Ohio were limited to offering abortion care only to those who were around 6 weeks pregnant or less.
## July 24, 2022: One month after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns _Roe v. Wade_In the month following the overturn of _Roe v. Wade_, the enforcement of abortion laws in many states changed frequently and rapidly, leaving abortion seekers and providers in those states navigating chaos and confusion. As of July 24, 1 month after the _Dobbs_ decision, 8 states were without any providers in-state, providers in 4 states were limited to offering abortion care only to those who were around 6 weeks pregnant or less, and providers in 2 additional states were limited to providing abortion care only up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.
## December 24, 2022: Six months after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns _Roe v. Wade_As of 6 months after _Roe v. Wade_ was overturned, 14 states had no providers, and providers in Georgia were limited to offering abortion care only to those around 6 weeks pregnant or less. Six more states didn’t have a provider offering abortion past 16 weeks of pregnancy. Many abortion seekers in those states were forced to travel out of state for care, an option that can be costly and difficult.
