Restrictions On June 24, 2022, South Dakota began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits all abortions except to preserve the life of the pregnant person,[1]S.D. Codified Laws § 22-17-5.1. following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 […]
Restrictions South Carolina is enforcing a 6-week abortion ban[1]S. 474, 125th Gen. Assemb., Spec. Sess. (S.C. 2023). after the South Carolina Supreme Court declared the ban to be constitutional.[2]Planned Parenthood S. Atl. v. South Carolina, No. 2023-000896 (S.C. Aug. 23, 2023) (order vacating the preliminary injunction and declaring the act constitutional), Planned Parenthood S. Atl […]
Restrictions Rhode Island law generally prohibits post-viability abortions.[1]23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.13-2(d). The state requires that a parent, legal guardian,[2]23 R.I. GEN. LAWS § 23-4.7-6. or judge[3]Id. consent to a minor’s abortion. Rhode Island’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws include requirements related to facilities[4]216 R.I. CODE R. 20-10-6.3. and reporting.[5]23 R.I. GEN. […]
Governance The United States Supreme Court has held that inhabitants of Puerto Rico enjoy due process and equal protection rights.[1]Examining Bd. of Engineers, Architects & Surveyors v. Flores de Otero, 426 U.S. 572, 600 (1976). Abortion has been legislated in Puerto Rico since at least 1879, and it was prohibited without exception until 1937, when […]
Restrictions Texas’s trigger ban, which criminalizes abortion, took effect on August 25, 2022,[1]Tex. Health & Safety Code §§ 170A.001-7 (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after “the issuance of a United States Supreme Court judgment in a decision overruling, wholly or … Continue reading following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade […]
Restrictions Pennsylvania law prohibits abortion at twenty-four weeks LMP.[1]18 PA. CONS. STAT. §§ 3211(a), 3203. It also prohibits abortions sought for reasons of sex.[2]Id. § 3204(c). Pregnant people who seek abortion care must undergo a mandatory twenty-four-hour waiting period and biased counseling.[3]28 PA. CODE § 29.37(b); 18 PA. CONS. STAT. § 3205(a)(1)-(2). Pennsylvania also limits […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Oklahoma revived the state’s pre-Roe ban through a trigger law, [1]S.B. 1555, 58th Leg., 2nd Reg. Sess. (Ok. 2022), amending 2021 Okla. Sess. Law Serv. Ch. 308. John M. O’Connor, Op. Att’y. Gen. (Jun. 24, 2022). following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case […]
Restrictions Oregon requires abortion providers to submit reports to the state.[1]OR. REV. STAT. § 435.496. State Protections Oregon law includes statutory protection for abortion.[2]Id. § 659.880. In 2023, Oregon protected abortion as a fundamental right: “Every individual has a fundamental right to make decisions about the individual’s reproductive health, including the right to make decisions […]
Restrictions New Mexico law prohibits D&X procedures.[1]N.M. STAT. ANN. § 30-5A-3. In 2021, New Mexico repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian consent to a minor’s abortion.[2]Id. § 30-5-1(c), repealed by S.B. 10, 55th Leg., Reg. Sess. (N.M. 2021). New Mexico’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws includes reporting requirements.[3]N.M. STAT. ANN. […]
Restrictions Nevada law generally prohibits abortion at twenty-four weeks post-fertilization.[1]NEV. REV. STAT. § 442.250(1)(b) (“No abortion may be performed . . . unless [it] is performed . . .within 24 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy”). Nevada limits public funding for abortion,[2]DIV. OF HEALTH CARE FIN. AND POLICY, Medicaid Services Manual, § 603.3 (2019) […]
