evidence: By — Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press By — Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press By — Claire Savage, Associated Press Claire Savage, Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/a-year-after-fall-of-roe-v-wade-25-million-women-live-in-states-with-abortion-bans-or-restrictions Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter A year after fall of Roe v. Wade, 25 million women live in states with abortion bans or restrictions Politics Jun 22, 2023 8:07 PM EDT One year ago Saturday, the U.S. Supreme Court rescinded a five-decade-old right to abortion, prompting a seismic shift in debates about politics, values, freedom and fairness. Twenty-five million women of childbearing age now live in states where the law makes abortions harder to get than they were before the ruling. Decisions about the law are largely in the hands of state lawmakers and courts. Most Republican-led states have restricted abortion. Fourteen ban abortion in most cases at any point in pregnancy. Twenty Democratic-leaning states have protected access to abortion. Here’s a look at what’s changed since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization ruling.