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 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, temporarily enjoined by Planned Parenthood of Montana et. al v. State of … Continue reading however, the twenty-week ban was […]
Restrictions On June 24, 2022, Missouri began enforcing its trigger ban,[1]Mo. Rev. Stat. § 188.017(2); Immediate Efficacy of Section 188.017, RSMo, 22 Op. Att’y. Gen. 2022 (2022). which bans all abortions except to save the life of the pregnant person, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.[2]Dobbs […]
Restrictions In 2023, Minnesota repealed numerous medically unnecessary restrictions,[1]S.F. 2995, 93rd Gen.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 Maryland law requires that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion[1]MD. CODE., HEALTH-GEN. § 20-103(a). but physicians can waive notice in certain instances.[2]Id. § 20-103(c)(1). Maryland’s targeted regulation of abortion providers (TRAP) laws include requirements related to facilities[3]MD. CODE, HEALTH-GEN. § 20-209; MD. CODE REGS. 10.12.01.01-20. and transfer protocols.[4]MD. CODE […]
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 Maine law generally prohibits abortion after viability but, as of 2023, abortion care post-viability is allowed when a physician deems it necessary.[1]Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. tit. 22 §1598(1-B). The state generally requires that a parent, legal guardian,[2]Id. § 1597-A(2)(A). adult family member, [3]Id. §§ 1597-A(2), 1597-A(1). or judge[4]Id. § 1597-A(6). consent to a minor’s […]
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 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 […]