Is abortion legal in Nebraska?
Legal on request
Abortion is available on request up to 12 weeks of pregnancy.
Nebraska 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 Nebraska.
- Legal (limited) 4 states.
- Illegal (with exceptions) 13 states.
Nearby states
- South Dakota
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is banned throughout pregnancy, with narrow exceptions such as a threat to the pregnant person's life.
- Kansas
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request up to 22 weeks of pregnancy.
- Iowa
- Legal (limited) Abortion is banned after 6 weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they are pregnant; later exceptions are narrow.
- North Dakota
- Illegal (with exceptions) Abortion is banned throughout pregnancy, with narrow exceptions such as a threat to the pregnant person's life.
- Missouri
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request until fetal viability, around 24 weeks.
- Minnesota
- Legal on request Abortion is available on request at any stage of pregnancy.
Other laws in Nebraska
- Euthanasia
- Illegal
- Same-Sex Marriage
- Marriage legal
- Age of Consent
- 16–17
- Sex Work
- Illegal
- Death Penalty
- Retained / in use
- Gun Laws
- Permissive
- Cannabis
- Legal (Medical)
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