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 although the ban was held unconstitutional, the statute has not been repealed.[2]Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, 220 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2000). Likewise, the legislature has not repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion,[3]N.J. STAT.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 Massachusetts generally restricts abortion at twenty-four weeks LMP,[1]MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 112, § 12M. Massachusetts law generally requires that one parent or guardian or a judge consent to a minor’s abortion if the young person is under 16.[2]Id. § 12R. Massachusetts law requires providers to report certain abortions to the state.[3]Id. § 12Q. Massachusetts […]
Restrictions Minnesota law generally prohibits abortion after viability, but this statute was held unconstitutional.[1]MINN. STAT. § 145.412 subdiv. 3, held unconstitutional in Hodgson v. Lawson, 542 F.2d 1350, 1358 (8th Cir. 1976) (per curiam). Pregnant people who seek abortion care must undergo a mandatory twenty-four-hour waiting period and biased counseling.[2]MINN. STAT. §§ 145.4242, 145.4243. Minnesota […]
Restrictions Montana law prohibits abortion at twenty weeks LMP[1]MONT. CODE ANN. § 50-20-603.. and after viability.[2]Id. § 50-20-109, however, the twenty-week ban is temporarily enjoined.[3]Planned Parenthood of Mont, et al. v. State of Montana, No. 13-DV-21-0999, (Mont. Dist. Ct. Oct. 7, 2021), order temporarily enjoining twenty-week ban (H.B. 136), 24-hour waiting period (H.B. 171), … Continue […]
Restrictions Illinois law generally prohibits abortion after viability.[1]775 ILL. COMP. STAT. 55/1-25(a). Illinois has reporting requirements.[2]775 ILL. COMP. STAT. 55/1-25(b); ILL. ADMIN. CODE tit. 77, § 505.40. Protections In 2019, Illinois enacted a statutory protection for abortion as a fundamental right.[3]775 Ill. COMP. STAT. 55/1-15. It states: (a) Every individual has a fundamental right to […]
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. It prohibits D&X procedures[2]Id. § 65-6721. and D&E procedures, although the latter ban is enjoined,[3]Id. § 65-6472(b); id. § 65-6743; Hodes & Nauser, MDs, P.A. v. Schmidt, 440 P.3d 461 (Kan. 2019); Hodes […]
Restrictions California law generally prohibits abortion at viability.[1]CAL. HEALTH & SAFETY CODE § 123468. California law includes an unconstitutional and unenforced requirement that a parent or legal guardian consent to a minor’s abortion; it has not been repealed.[2]Id. § 123450, invalidated by Am. Acad. of Pediatrics v. Lungren, 16 Cal. 4th 307, 436-45, 940 P.2d […]
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. and viability.[2]FLA. STAT. § 390.01112; see also, id. § 390.0111 (third trimester ban). Florida has a permanently enjoined method ban that was found to include D&E, D&X, and labor induction […]
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, […]
