Understand Abortion Law in 10 Minutes

With the US Supreme Court overturning the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that established a constitutional right to an abortion, the United States is now among the few dozen countries that have severely restricted access to the procedure.

Now, individual states will decide whether to permit or restrict abortions, the court ruled on Friday night. As of now, abortions are illegal or heavily restricted in at least 11 US states. In around 12 others, laws are already in place that will allow state authorities to swiftly ban or restrict access to the procedure, according to an NPR report.

Meanwhile, elsewhere in the world, abortions are either banned entirely or permitted with certain restrictions in place. Very often, limits are placed on when an abortion is permitted, generally around gestational time limits. We take a look at some abortion policies in countries across the globe.