Restrictions Delaware law generally prohibits abortion after viability.[1]DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 24, § 1790 (b). Delaware law generally requires that a parent or legal guardian be notified prior to a minor’s abortion;[2]DEL. CODE ANN. tit. 24, § 1783 (1). alternatively, a judge can approve a minor’s petition without parental notification.[3]Id. § 1783 (2); Id. § […]
Restrictions Connecticut law generally prohibits abortion post-viability and during the third trimester.[1]CONN. GEN. STAT. ANN. § 19a-602(b); CONN. AGENCIES REGS. § 19-13-D54(h). Connecticut’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws include requirements related to facilities[2]CONN. AGENCIES REGS. § 19-13-D54(c)-(d); id. § 19a-116-1. and reporting.[3]Id. § 19-13-D54(b). State Protections Connecticut law includes an express statutory protection […]
Restrictions California law generally prohibits abortion at viability.[1]CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 123468. State Protections California has enshrined in statute a protection for abortion as a fundamental right.[2]CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 123462, CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 123466. The law provides: The legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a […]
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 – 5-61-304; Stephen Simpson, 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. […]
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, 2022 WL 2314402 (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 […]
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 Arizona bans abortion at fifteen weeks.[1]Ariz. Rev. Stat. §§ 36-2322, 36-2326. However, the ban is currently being challenged as unconstitutional due to the state’s constitutional amendment.[2]Reuss v. Arizona, No. CV 2024-034624 (D. Ariz. Dec. 3, 2024) (order requesting injunctive and declaratory relief) Arizona’s Attorney General entered into a stipulation agreement to not enforce the […]
