Here Is What Abortion Rights, Are Like Around the Rest of the World.<br />The June 24 Supreme Court decision that overturns Roe v. Wade means that dozens of U.S. states could ban abortion.<br />Legal experts say the decision puts the U.S. <br />with a small number of nations that have <br />restricted abortion in recent decades.<br />[Overturning 'Roe' places] the United States in the company of countries like Poland <br />and Nicaragua, Supreme Court Brief, via 'The New York Times'.<br />By contrast, other nations with similar democracies have expanded access to abortion in recent decades.<br />In countries with legal traditions and democratic values most comparable to the United States, such as Great Britain and Canada, abortion is legal until at <br />least viability, Supreme Court Brief, via 'The New York Times'.<br />13 states already have trigger-bans in place. Experts say it may become worth it to consider international options.<br />If enough states prohibit [abortion], there might be some places where it's cheaper or easier to travel internationally [...] than it is to travel to <br />another state, Glenn Cohen, Harvard Law School Professor, <br />via 'USA Today'.<br />72 countries allow abortion "on request," as the U.S. did for 50 years until the 'Dobbs' decision on June 24.<br />With close to 601 million women of child-bearing age, some of these nations have friendly relations with the U.S., such as Canada, Puerto Rico, France and Germany.<br />Other countries on this list include North Korea, China, Cuba, Belarus and the Russian Federation.<br />Other countries on this list include North Korea, China, Cuba, Belarus and the Russian Federation.<br />23 percent of women of child-bearing age live in countries in which abortion is legal on <br />extensive social or economic grounds.<br />14 percent of women of child-bearing age live in countries that allow abortion for broad reasons pertaining to health.<br />Five percent of women of childbearing age (close to 90 million women) live in countries where abortion is outlawed.<br />All of these numbers have yet to be updated in the wake of the June 24 Supreme Court decision
