State Policy Updates

Major Developments in Sexual & Reproductive Health

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By the end of December, the 46 state legislatures and the DC City Council that convened in 2018 were adjourned for the year. Four state legislatures (MT, NV, ND, and TX) did not convene in 2018. All 50 state legislature and the DC City Council will convene in 2019.

Monday, December 31, 2018

Allows Refusal by Medical Providers

Abortion at or About 20 Weeks Postfertilization Restricted

State Policies on Later Abortions

Abortion at a Specific Point in Pregnancy Restricted

State Policies on Later Abortions

Abortion Method Banned

State Policies on Later Abortions

Partial-Birth' Abortion Banned

Bans on Specific Abortion Methods Used After the First Trimester

Postviability Abortion Restricted

State Policies on Later Abortions

All or Most Abortions Banned

Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe

Bans Abortion by Establishing Fetal Personhood

Abortion Due to Genetic Anomaly Banned

Abortion Bans in Cases of Sex or Race Selection or Genetic Anomaly

Abortion for Race Selection Banned

Abortion Bans in Cases of Sex or Race Selection or Genetic Anomaly

Self-Induced Abortion Banned

Abortion for Sex Selection Banned

Abortion Bans in Cases of Sex or Race Selection or Genetic Anomaly

Weakens Abortion Protections in State Constitution

Strengthens Abortion Protections in State Constitution

Requirements for Infant Born Alive

Provider Can Be Liable for Coerced Abortion

Requires Additional Liability for Abortion Providers

Only Physicians May Provide Abortions

Medication Abortion

State Facilities and Employees Barred from Providing Abortion

Prohibits Providers from Participating in Tax Credit Programs

Limits Abortion Training Opportunities

Bars Coerced Abortion

Requires Women to Provide Proof of Age

Counseling Includes Inaccurate Information on Breast Cancer

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Requires Providers to Post a Sign about Coerced Abortion

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling Includes Misleading Information on Fetal Pain

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling on Fetal Personhood Required

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling Includes Inappropriate Information on Fetal Survival

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling on the Potential to Reverse a Medication Abortion

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling Includes Inaccurate Information on Mental Health Outcomes

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling on Perinatal Hospice for Severe Fetal Anomaly

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

General Counseling Requirements

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Counseling Includes Inaccurate Information on Risks

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Two Trips Required for Abortion

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Waiting Period Requirements

Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion

Abortion Coverage Restricted in Private Health Plans

Restricting Insurance Coverage of Abortion

Abortion Coverage Restricted in Medicaid

State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid

Fetal Heartbeat Testing Required

Ultrasound Must Be Performed

Requirements for Ultrasound

Ultrasound Must Be Offered

Requirements for Ultrasound

Protects Access to Legal Abortion

Abortion Policy in the Absence of Roe

Expands Access to Abortion Training and Provision

Protects Abortion Clinics from Violence

Protecting Access to Clinics

Expands Abortion Coverage in Private Plans

Expands Abortion Coverage in Medicaid

Prohibits Interference in Medical Care and Decision-making

Protects Women Who Self-Induce an Abortion

Repeals Abortion Restrictions

Requires Abortion Reporting

Abortion Reporting Requirements

Abortion Reporting Specific to Minors

Abortion Reporting Requirements

Admitting Privileges Required for Abortion Providers

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers

Provider May Omit Medical Information That Could Lead to Abortion

Crisis Pregnancy Center Funding

‘Choose Life’ License Plates

Crisis Pregnancy Center Regulation

Fetal Tissue Donation and Research Permitted

Fetal Tissue Donation and Research Restricted

Bans the Use of Medication Abortion

Requires Use of Outdated FDA Label Protocol

Medication Abortion

Prohibits Telemedicine for Medication Abortion

Medication Abortion

Amending the Court Process to Waive Parental Involvement

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Requires Minor or Parent to Provide Identification

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Prohibiting an Adult from Helping a Minor Access Abortion

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Requires Parental Consent for Abortion

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Requires Parental Notice for Abortion

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Requires Minor of Parent to Provide Identification

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Requires Tissue from Abortion for Statutory Rape Investigation

Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions

Expands Access to Emergency Contraception

Emergency Contraception

Restricts Access to Emergency Contraception

Emergency Contraception

Emergency Contraceptive Access in Emergency Rooms

Emergency Contraception

Allows Advanced Practice Clinicians to Provide Contraceptive Services

Nurses’ Authority to Prescribe or Dispense

Allows Pharmacy to Dispense Contraceptives Without Prescription

Pharmacies or Pharmacists Must Dispense Contraception

Limits Advanced Practice Clinician Provision of Contraceptive Services

Contraception Defined in State Law

Excludes Organizations from Family Planning and Other Funds

State Family Planning Funding Restrictions

Funds for Family Planning Services

Establishes License Plate for Family Planning

Expands Medicaid Eligibility for Family Planning Services

Medicaid Family Planning Eligibility Expansions

Repeals Medicaid Eligibility Expansion for Family Planning Services

Allows Access to 12 Month Supply of Prescription Contraceptive

Confidential Medical Care in Insurance

Protecting Confidentiality for Individuals Insured as Dependents

Contraceptive Coverage Restricted

Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives

Contraceptive Coverage Protected

Insurance Coverage of Contraceptives

Provides Notification of Coverage

Coverage for HPV Tests and Vaccine

Expedited Partner Treatment for STIs

Partner Treatment for STIs

Insurance Coverage of Infertility and Prenatal Care

Maternal Mortality

Fetal Assault and Homicide

Pregnancy and Incarceration

HIV Testing and Pregnant Women

Substance Use and Pregnancy

Substance Use During Pregnancy

Infant Abandonment

Infant Abandonment

Stillbirth Certificates

Protects Minors' Ability to Access Reproductive Health Care

An Overview of Minors’ Consent Law

Limits Minors' Access to Reproductive Health Care

An Overview of Minors’ Consent Law

Prohibits Use of Conversion Therapy with Minors

Requires Reproductive Health Clinics to Report Statutory Rape

Sex Education Requirements

Sex and HIV Education

Education on Dating, Domestic or Sexual Violence

HIV Education

Sex and HIV Education

Allows Refusal by Medical Providers

Refusing to Provide Health Services

Establishes Religious Freedom Restoration Acts

Provides Patient Protections When Providers Refuse

Refusing to Provide Health Services

Repeals Refusal Clause

Refusing to Provide Health Services

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