Is abortion legal in Connecticut?
Legal on request
Abortion is available on request until fetal viability, around 24 weeks.
Connecticut is classified “Legal on request” for abortion, as are 32 of the other 49 states. For the United States as a whole, the classification is “Varies by region”.
Source
- Last checked
- 17 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read from the source’s state-by-state coverage; the topic is published only once hand-verified reference states match it.
Across the United States
- Legal on request 33 states, including Connecticut.
- Legal (limited) 4 states.
- Illegal (with exceptions) 13 states.
Nearby states
- Rhode Island
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request until fetal viability, around 24 weeks.
- Massachusetts
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request at any stage of pregnancy.
- New Jersey
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request at any stage of pregnancy.
- New York
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request up to 24 weeks of pregnancy.
- Vermont
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request at any stage of pregnancy.
- New Hampshire
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request until fetal viability, around 24 weeks.
Other laws in Connecticut
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Fully abolished
- Gun Laws
- Restrictive
- Cannabis
- Legal
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