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 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 although the ban was held unconstitutional, the statute has not been repealed.[2]Planned Parenthood v. Farmer, 220 F.3d 127 (3d Cir. 2000). Likewise, the legislature has not repealed a requirement that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion,[3]N.J. STAT.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 Michigan law generally prohibits abortion at the point of viability.[1]MICH. COMP. LAWS § 750.323. It also prohibits D&X procedures.[2]Id. § 750.90h. Pregnant people who seek abortion care must undergo a mandatory twenty-four-hour waiting period and biased counseling.[3]Id. § 333.17015. Michigan also limits public funding for abortion care[4]Id. § 400.109a. and restricts private insurance coverage.[5]See […]
Restrictions In 2023, Minnesota repealed numerous medically unnecessary restrictions,[1]S.F. 2995, 93rd Gen.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 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 is temporarily enjoined.[3]Planned Parenthood of Mont, et al. v. State of Montana, No. 13-DV-21-0999, (Mont. […]
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 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 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 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 […]
