Abortion rights activists are worried President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, will be a death blow to Roe v. Wade. But that's not
The US Supreme Court declared abortion was legal and that women had a constitutional right to the procedure with the landmark case Roe v. Wade in 1973.
But the reality of that right today varies considerably across the states.
Since then, antiabortion activists and lawmakers have found ways around Roe to make it as difficult as possible for women to get the procedure in most states.
Many legal scholars don't think the Supreme Court would outright overturn Roe - even if President Donald Trump gets his second nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, on the bench. The more likely route is that abortion rights will slowly erode over time until only women in blue states (or rich women who can travel there) can get them.
Here's a look at some of the major state laws that are restricting access to abortion across the country: