  == banned or significantly restricted in 46 states == I'd like to know what others think of this line from the article. The style guide Words to avoid advices to avoid representing statistics this way. I personally want to know how many states banned the practice altogether. Abortion in the United States says that 31 states allowed abortion to protect the mother's life only, 13 states had laws similar to Colorado's which was fairly liberal, and 2 more allowed abortion in limited instances. So, according to that article 46 states just restricted the practice. Where was it banned?  