Restrictions The federal government limits public funding for abortion in the District of Columbia.[1]Pub. L. No. 111-117 §814 (2009); Pub. L. No. 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 […]
Restrictions Rhode Island law generally prohibits post-viability abortions.[1]23 R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-4.13-2(d). The state requires that a parent, legal guardian,[2]23 R.I. GEN. LAWS § 23-4.7-6. or judge[3]Id. consent to a minor’s abortion. Providers who violate Rhode Island’s abortion restrictions may face civil penalties.[4]See, e.g., id. § 23-4.7-7. State Protections In 2019, Rhode Island enacted […]
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 In October 2024, Ohio’s 6-week ban[1]Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 2919.195. was permanently enjoined.[2]Preterm Cleveland v. Yost, No. A2203203 (Ct. C.P. Ohio, Oct. 24, 2024). Permanently enjoining the ban that was in effect for several months following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn … Continue reading The state bans abortion when “probable post-fertilization age […]
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 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 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 to overturn Roe v. Wade in the case Dobbs […]
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 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 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 & […]
