evidence: About 21.5 million women and girls of reproductive age live in states that ban abortions completely, or after six weeks of pregnancy, Census data shows. That’s about 29% of women ages 15 to 49. When adding in states that ban abortion after 12 or 15 weeks of pregnancy, the number of affected women grows to about 25 million, or about 40%. Learn more about PolitiFact’s fact-checking process and rating system.