Restrictions After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the Wisconsin Attorney General, the Department of Safety and Professional Services, and the Medical Examining Board filed a lawsuit seeking a declaratory judgment that the 1849 pre-Roe criminal abortion ban is unenforceable.[1]Kaul et al. v. Kapenga et al., Case No. 2022-CV-001594 (Wis. Cir. Ct. June 28, 2022) (complaint). […]
Restrictions On March 21, 2023, Wyoming enacted a total abortion ban with an immediate effective date; currently, the law is subject to a preliminary injunction and is not in effect.[1]Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 35-6-120 et seq.; Johnson v. State, No. 18853 (Wyo. Dist. Ct. of Teton Cnty. Mar. 22, 2023) (order granting motion for temporary […]
Restrictions New Jersey law generally prohibits D&X procedures;[1]N.J. STAT. ANN. § 2A:65A-6. although the ban was held unconstitutional, the statute has not been repealed.[2]Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, 220 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2000). Likewise, the legislature has not repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion,[3]N.J. STAT. ANN. […]
Restrictions The Nebraska Constitution prohibits abortion care after the first trimester except when the pregnant person experiences a medical emergency or the pregnancy is the result of sexual violence.[1]Ne. Const. art. 1, § 31 Voters approved this amendment in November 2024.[2]Margery A. Beck, Josh Funk, Voters back Nebraska’s ban on abortions after 12 weeks of […]
Restrictions On August 25, Idaho began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with exceptions for the life[1]In 2025, a state district court held that the life exception in the abortion ban to allow abortions to be performed when a medical condition or pregnancy complication would create “a non-negligible … Continue […]
Restrictions Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization,[1]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 597 U.S (June 24, 2022), rev’d Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Org., 945 F.3d 265, 274 (5th Cir. 2019). Indiana enacted a new law prohibiting abortion with very limited […]
Restrictions In July 2024, following a decision from the Iowa Supreme Court, the District Court removed the injunction blocking enforcement of the 6-week ban enacted in 2023.[1]Iowa Code § 146E.2; Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc v. Reynolds, (Iowa June 28, 2024). The previous 6-week ban is still enjoined, see Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, […]
Restrictions Kansas law generally prohibits abortion at twenty-two weeks LMP and post-viability.[1]KAN. STAT. ANN. § 65-6723(f); id. § 65-6724(a); id. § 65-6703. The state asserts that life begins at fertilization.[2]Id. § 65-6732. It prohibits D&X procedures[3]Id. § 65-6721. and D&E procedures, although the latter ban is permanently enjoined,[4]Id. § 65-6472(b); id. § 65-6743; Hodes & […]
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 Florida law generally prohibits abortion at six weeks LMP,[1]FLA. STAT. § 390.0111; Planned Parenthood of S.W. and Central Fla. et al. v. Florida, No. 384 So.3d 67 (Fla. Apr. 1, 2024) which upheld the state’s fifteen-week ban, and held the right to privacy … Continue reading fifteen weeks LMP,[2]Fla. Stat. § 390.0111; Florida v. Planned […]
