Monthly State Update:
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS IN 2005
(as of 2/1/2005)
This update summarizes legislation that
has passed at least one house of the legislature, executive branch
actions and judicial decisions. Entries are organized by the following
topical areas. Within each topic, entries are listed alphabetically
by state; actions for the current month are in bold. For an archive
of previous monthly updates click here.
As
of the beginning of February, legislatures in 44 states (AK, AZ,
AR, CA, CO, CT, DE, GA, HI, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, ME, MD, MA,
MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, ND, OH, OR, PA, RI,
SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WI and WY) were in regular session.
Legislatures in six states (AL, FL, LA, NV, OK and WV) have not
yet convened in a regular session in 2005.
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Abortion
'Choose Life' License Plates
Comprehensive Abortion Bans
Mandatory Counseling and Waiting Periods
Parental Involvement
'Partial-Birth' Abortion
Physician-Only Requirements
Postviability Abortion
Private Insurance Coverage of Abortion
Protecting Access to Clinics
Public Funding of Abortion
Reporting Statistical Information to State
Agencies
Stem-Cell and Embryo Research
See Also:
Contraception and
Prevention: Abortion-Related Restrictions on State Family Planning
Funds
Fetal
Assault
Refusal Clauses: Abortion
Services (See also General Medical Services)
Contraception
& Prevention
Abortion-Related Restrictions on State
Family Planning Funds
Contraceptive Coverage
Emergency Contraception
Parental
Involvement
State
Medicaid Family Planning Eligibility Expansions
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Youth: Child Abuse Reporting
Refusal Clauses: Contraceptive
Services (See also General Medical Services)
Pregnancy
& Birth
Fetal
Assault
Infant
Abandonment
Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
Refusal Clauses
Abortion
Services
Contraceptive Services
General Medical Services
Youth
Child Abuse Reporting
Sex Education
See Also:
Abortion:
Parental Involvement
Contraception & Prevention: Parental
Involvement
ABORTION
See also:
CONTRACEPTION &
PREVENTION: Abortion-Related Restrictions on State Family Planning
Funds
REFUSAL CLAUSES
'Choose
Life' License Plate Revenue Used to Fund Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Introduced: 3 states
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here for current status of state policy
In
January , the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review a lower
court decision invalidating SOUTH CAROLINA'S
‘Choose Life' license plate program. The effort was established
in 2001 and blocked later that year when Planned Parenthood of South
Carolina filed suit, claiming that the program violates the First
Amendment by denying abortion rights supporters an equal opportunity
to express their views. The state now may either eliminate the specialty
plates or offer one with a prochoice message.
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Introduced: 2 states
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Women
Required to Receive State-Directed Counseling:
Introduced: 8 states
States with further action
Committee
action: VA
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here for current status of state policy
Requirements for State-Directed
Counseling Followed by a Waiting Period:
Introduced: 8 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Parental
Consent Requirements:
Introduced: 4 states
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here for current status of state policy
Parental Notification
Requirements:
Introduced: 11 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Introduced: 2 states
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Introduced: 1 state
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Introduced: 3 states
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Introduced: 1 state
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Introduced: 2 states
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Introduced: 1 state
Reporting
Statistical Information to State Agencies
Introduced: 3 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Introduced: 15 states
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CONTRACEPTION
& PREVENTION
See also:
REFUSAL
CLAUSES
YOUTH: Child Abuse Reporting
Introduced: 3 states
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state policy
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Introduced:
9 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Offering
Emergency Contraception Services to Sexual Assault Victims:
Introduced: 6 states
States with further action
Passed
at least one chamber:CO
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policy
In
January, the COLORADO House approved
a measure that would require hospitals and other health care facilities
to provide emergency contraception services to women who have been
sexually assaulted. The facilities would be required to offer
emergency contraception and to either dispense the medication or
refer women to a nearby pharmacy. The measure would allow individual
health care providers at these facilities to refuse to provide this
care if doing so would conflict with their religious or moral beliefs.
The bill also contains a provision stating that hospitals could
refuse to provide emergency contraception to a woman who is “not
at risk of becoming pregnant as a result of the sexual assault or
already is pregnant.” The measure is awaiting consideration by the
Senate.
Allowing
Pharmacists to Provide Emergency Contraception without a Prescription:
Introduced: 2 states
States with further action
Passed
at least one chamber: NY
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here for current status of state policy
In
January, the NEW YORK Assembly approved
a measure that would allow pharmacists and registered nurses to
dispense emergency contraception without a prescription if acting
under the aegis of an agreement with a physician, nurse practitioner
or licensed midwife. The pharmacist would be required to complete
training on emergency contraception and provide clients with a fact
sheet that would be developed by the state department of health.
The measure is awaiting consideration by the Senate.
Restricting
Access to Emergency Contraception:
Introduced: 1 state
Introduced: 2 states
States with further action
Committee action: VA
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State
Medicaid Family Planning Eligibility Expansions
Introduced: 1state
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here for current status of state policy
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PREGNANCY
& BIRTH
See also:
REFUSAL
CLAUSES
Introduced: 6 states
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Introduced: 9 states
States with further action
Committee
action: MT
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here for current status of state policy
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Introduced: 6 states
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REFUSAL CLAUSES
Allowing Health Professionals
to Refuse:
Introduced: 5 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing
Insurers to Refuse:
Introduced: 3 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing
Pharmacists to Refuse:
Introduced: 5 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing
Facilities to Refuse:
Introduced: 4states
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here for current status of state policy
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Allowing Health Professionals
to Refuse:
Introduced: 6 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Allowing Pharmacists
to Refuse:
Introduced: 5 states
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here for current status of state policy
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Allowing
Health Professionals to Refuse:
Introduced: 3 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing
Insurers to Refuse:
Introduced: 3 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing
Pharmacists to Refuse:
Introduced: 2 states
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here for current status of state policy
Allowing Facilities to
Refuse:
Introduced: 3 states
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YOUTH
See also:
ABORTION: Parental Involvement
CONTRACEPTION & PREVENTION: Parental Involvement
Introduced: 1 state
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Provisions
Requiring Sex Education:
Introduced: 8 states
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here for current status of state policy
Provisions
Requiring HIV Education:
Introduced: 4 states
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here for current status of state policy
Provisions
Requiring that Sex Education Curricula be Medically Accurate:
Introduced: 3 states
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