AL | AK | AZ | AR | CA | CO | CT | DE | FL | GA | HI | ID | IL | IN | IA
KS | KY | LA | ME | MD | MA | MI | MN | MS | MO | MT | NE | NV | NH | NJ
NM | NY | NC | ND | OH | OK | OR | PA | RI | SC | SD | TN | TX | UT | VT
VA | WA | WV | WI | WY
2008 Ten Best & Worst States
| Best States |
| Worst States |
| 1. Michigan |
| 50. Oregon |
| 2. Louisiana |
| 49. California |
| 3. Pennsylvania |
| 48. Connecticut |
| 4. Texas |
| 47. New Jersey |
| 5. Kansas |
| 46. Vermont |
| 6. South Dakota |
| 45. Hawaii |
| 7. Mississippi |
| 44. New Hampshire |
| 8. Arkansas |
| 43. Iowa |
| 9. Oklahoma |
| 42. Alaska |
| 10. Virginia |
| 41. New Mexico |
Defending Life 2008 State Rankings 
- Michigan
- Louisiana
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Kansas
- South Dakota
- Mississippi
- Arkansas
- Oklahoma
- Virginia
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Minnesota
- Georgia
- Alabama
- North Dakota
- Wisconsin
- Nebraska
- Indiana
- South Carolina
- Arizona
- Missouri
- Utah
- Idaho
- Rhode Island
- Florida
- Maine
- Delaware
- Tennessee
- North Carolina
- Wyoming
- Colorado
- Maryland
- West Virginia
- Nevada
- Washington
- New York
- Illinois
- Massachusetts
- Montana
- New Mexico
- Alaska
- Iowa
- New Hampshire
- Hawaii
- Vermont
- New Jersey
- Connecticut
- California
- Oregon