Restrictions Vermont requires abortion providers to submit reports to the state.[1]VT. STAT. ANN. tit. 18, § 5222. State Protections Vermont enacted an independent statutory protection for abortion as a fundamental right throughout pregnancy in June 2019.[2]Id. § 9493 et seq. The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of every individual who becomes pregnant to […]
Restrictions On June 27, 2022, Ohio began enforcing its 6-week LMP abortion ban[1]OHIO REV. CODE ANN. § 2919.195(A). Preterm-Cleveland v. Yost, no. 1:19-cv-00360 (S.D. Ohio 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 Organization.[2]Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s […]
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 although the ban was held unconstitutional, the statute has not been repealed.[2]Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, 220 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2000). Likewise, the legislature has not repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion,[3]N.J. STAT.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 Montana law prohibits abortion at twenty weeks LMP[1]MONT. CODE ANN. § 50-20-603. and after viability.[2]Id. § 50-20-109. H.B. 575, 68th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Mo. 2023), to be codified at Mont. Code Ann. §§ 50-20-104, 50-20-109. however, the twenty-week ban was held to be unconstitutional and was struck down.[3]Planned Parenthood of Mont, et al. v. […]
Restrictions In 2023, Minnesota repealed numerous medically unnecessary restrictions,[1]S.F. 2995, 93rd Gen. Assem., Reg. Sess. (Minn. 2023), repealing Minn. Stat. §§ 145.412 subdiv. 3 (viability ban), 145.4242(a)-(c) (waiting period and biased counseling), 145.412 subdiv. 1(1) … Continue reading which had been permanently enjoined.[2]See Hodgson v. Lawson, 542 F.2d 1350, 1358 (8th Cir. 1976) (per curiam); Doe […]
Restrictions Michigan law permits the regulation of abortion after viability, with an exception to protect the pregnant person’s life or physical or mental health.[1]H.B. 4949, 102nd Leg., Reg. Sess. (Mi. 2023). Health care providers can determine whether an abortion after viability is medically indicated based on factors relevant to the pregnant person’s well-being, including their […]
Restrictions Massachusetts generally restricts abortion at twenty-four week post-fertilization,[1]MASS. GEN. LAWS ch. 112, § 12M. See id. § 12K (defining pregnancy as “the presence of an implanted human embryo or fetus in the uterus”). Massachusetts law generally requires that one parent or guardian or a judge consent to a minor’s abortion if the young person […]
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 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. State 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 […]
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 […]
