LFAA Resources

Survey of Laws Restricting Abortion in the 50 States and U.S. Territories

This survey summarizes the varied tapestry of state and U.S. territory laws restricting access to abortion. It reflects the status of abortion laws between October 2025 and January 2026.  ...Read more

Abortion & Race: Why Abortion Bans and Restrictions Disproportionately Affect Black Women and People of Color

The report explores state laws that ban or severely restrict abortion in the context of reproductive justice and structural racism.  To that end, the report reviews federal and state-level data (particularly in states where anti-abortion laws have been enacted or proposed) to analyze the ways in which current and proposed state anti-abortion laws uphold existing structural racism and disparately impact Black women, people of color, and other marginalized people....Read more

Colorado State Digest: Abortion Considerations

This digest provides an overview of laws in Colorado regarding reproductive rights, including parental notification and consent requirements, mandatory reporting of abortions/fetal deaths and child abuse, as well as aiding/abetting and extradition provisions relating to abortion. This digest is part of a larger 50-state survey.  Information regarding other states is available in the Library....Read more