EXPLAINER: Undoing of Roe quickly shifts abortion in states

Anti-abortion groups hoped and strategized for decades for a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that was delivered in June, ending a court-protected right to abortion after nearly 50 years.

The fallout was immediate and far-reaching — and it's not over yet.

The midyear ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision, which established the right to abortion, shaped the national political agenda for the rest of the year and put abortion access in flux. The shifts are expected to keep coming as lawmakers, voters and judges weigh in.

After the Dobbs v. Jackson ruling that left abortion up to the states, bans went into effect in some states. Elsewhere, officials enacted new protections for abortion.

With the bans, a generation of court battles has emerged over whether they square with state constitutions.

In a half-dozen statewide ballot measures this year, voters sided with abortion rights.

Here's a look at what has changed, what hasn’t and what remains unclear six months after the landmark Dobbs v. Jackson decision.

THE BANS

Abortion is currently considered illegal at all stages of pregnancy, with various exceptions, in 13 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

In Georgia, it's banned once cardiac activity can be detected — around six weeks, which is before women often realize they're pregnant.

Some of the bans are in “trigger laws” that were passed years ago in anticipation of a ruling like Dobbs. Some are in laws that predate Roe v. Wade.

Lawmakers in Indiana and West Virginia adopted new bans after this year's ruling. Enforcement of Indiana’s is on hold because of a legal challenge.

In both states, there was little...