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 Wyoming planned to begin enforcing its trigger ban in late July 2022.[1]WYO. STAT. ANN. § 35-6-102. However, the trigger ban is currently subject to a preliminary injunction and is not in effect.[2]Johnson v. State, No. 18732 (Wy. Dist. Ct. of Teton Cnty. Aug. 10, 2022). On March 21, 2023, Wyoming enacted a total ban […]
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 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 although the ban was held unconstitutional, the statute has not been repealed.[2]Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, 220 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2000). Likewise, the legislature has not repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion,[3]N.J. STAT.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 Nebraska law generally prohibits abortion at twelve weeks LMP, twenty weeks post-fertilization and after viability.[1] L.B. 574, 108th Leg., 1st Reg. Sess. (Neb. 2023); NEB. REV. STAT. § 28-3,106; id. § 28-329. The state has a prohibition on D&X procedures, although the Supreme Court held that the statute is unconstitutional.[2]Id. § 28-328; Stenberg v. […]
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 enjoined,[4]Id. § 65-6472(b); id. § 65-6743; Hodes & Nauser, […]
Restrictions In July 2023, Iowa enacted a new 6-week abortion ban,[1]S.F. 597, 2023 Leg., Spec. Sess. (Ia.. 2023). which has already been enjoined,[2]Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Inc v. Reynolds, (Iowa Dist. July 17, 2023) (temporarily enjoining the six-week ban), available at: … Continue reading while the previous 6-week ban continues to be enjoined.[3]Planned Parenthood of […]
Restrictions On August 25, Idaho began enforcing its trigger ban, which prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy, with exceptions for the life of the pregnant person and for survivors of rape and incest who have reported the incident to law enforcement.[1]Idaho Code § 18-622(1)(a) (stating that the ban will take effect thirty days after […]
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 Florida law generally prohibits abortion at fifteen weeks LMP[1]H.B. 5, 2022 Leg., Reg. Sess. (Fl. 2022), to be codified at Fla. Stat. § 390.0111; Florida v. Planned Parenthood of S.W. and Central Florida, No. 1D22-2034 (Fla. 1st Dist. Ct. App. Jul 21, 2022). and viability.[2]FLA. STAT. § 390.01112; see also, id. § 390.0111 (third […]
