Restrictions The federal government limits public funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.[1]Pub. L. 111-117 §814 (2009); Pub. L. 112-10 § 1572 (2011). District law prohibits certified nurse midwives from providing surgical abortion care.[2]D.C. MUN. REGS. tit. 17, § 5808.5. Protections In 2020, the District of Columbia amended the District’s Human Rights Act of […]
Restrictions Rhode Island law generally prohibits post-viability abortions[1]23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.13-2(d). and limits public funding for abortion.[2]210 R.I. CODE R. 30-05-2.27(A)(2) (restriction on Medicaid coverage); R.I. GEN. LAWS § 36-12-2.1(a) (restriction prohibiting coverage for state employees). Rhode Island law generally requires that a parent, legal guardian,[3]23 R.I. GEN. LAWS § 23-4.7-6. or judge[4]Id. […]
Restrictions Nevada law generally prohibits abortion at twenty-four weeks post-fertilization.[1]NEV. REV. STAT. § 442.250(1)(b) (“No abortion may be performed . . . unless [it] is performed . . .within 24 weeks after the commencement of the pregnancy”). Nevada limits public funding for abortion,[2]DIV. OF HEALTH CARE FIN. AND POLICY, Medicaid Services Manual, § 603.3 (2019) […]
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 Maryland law requires that a parent or legal guardian be notified about a minor’s abortion.[1]MD. CODE., HEALTH-GEN. § 20-103(a). Judicial bypass is not available in Maryland, 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. […]
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 Maine law generally prohibits abortion after viability.[1]ME. REV. STAT. ANN. tit. 22, § 1598. The state generally requires that a parent, legal guardian,[2]Id. §§ 1597-A(2), 1597-A(1)(C). adult family member, [3]Id. §§ 1597-A(2), 1597-A(1). or judge[4]Id. § 1597-A(6). consent to a minor’s abortion. However, providers can waive parental consent.[5]Id. § 1597-A(2)(B). Maine requires abortion providers […]
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 Colorado law limits public funding for abortion.[1]Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-3-106; Colo. Rev. Stat. § 25.5-4-415; 10 Colo. Code Regs. § 2505-10:8.770.4.A.; Colo. Const. art. V, § 50, narrowed by Hern v. Beye, 57 F.3d 906, 913 (10th Cir. 1995) … Continue reading The state generally requires that parents or legal guardians be notified about […]
