Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Arkansas began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, [1]Ark. Code Ann. § 5-61-301 to –304; Arkansas attorney general certifies ‘trigger law’ banning abortions in state, Arkansas Democrat Gazette (Jun. 24. 2022) following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the […]
Restrictions Florida law generally prohibits abortion at six weeks LMP,[1]S.B. 300, 2023 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Fla. 2023), to be codified at Fla. Stat. § 390.0111. This ban will take effect thirty days from the state Supreme Court’s final decision in Planned Parenthood of … Continue reading fifteen weeks LMP,[2]H.B. 5, 2022 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Fl. 2022), […]
Governance American Samoa is unique among the five unincorporated territories. It is governed by an executive order, which vests significant authority for administration of American Samoa in the Secretary of the Interior, so long as the Secretary’s actions are “in harmony with applicable law.”[1]Exec. Order No. 10,264, Transfer of the Administration of American Samoa from […]
Restrictions Alaska law prohibits D&X procedures, but that ban is permanently enjoined.[1]ALASKA STAT. § 18.16.050. Planned Parenthood of Alaska, Inc. v. State, No. 3AN-97-6019 CIV (Alaska Super. Ct. Mar. 13, 1998), appeal withdrawn, No. S-08610 (Alaska June 29, 2000). Alaska law includes an unenforced, unconstitutional parental involvement requirement.[2]Planned Parenthood of The Great Nw. v. State, […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Alabama began enforcing its total abortion ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy[1]Ala. Code § 26-23H-4. Robinson v. Marshall, No. 2:19-cv-00365-MHT (M.D. Ala. Jun. 24, 2022) (order lifting preliminary injunction)., following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health […]
Restrictions On April 9, 2024, the Arizona Supreme Court ruled that the pre-Roe ban is enforceable but stayed the ruling for 14 calendar days.[1]Planned Parenthood v. Mayes, No. CV-23-0005-PR (Ariz. April 9, 2024). This ban prohibits almost all abortions with a very limited life exception. [2]Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 13-3603, 13-3605 (formerly §§ 13-211, 13-213 […]