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Overview of State Abortion Law (page 1 of 2)
STATE	MUST BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN	MUST BE PERFORMED IN A HOSPITAL IF AT:	SECOND PHYSICIAN MUST PARTICIPATE IF AT:	PROHIBITED EXCEPT IN CASES OF LIFE OR HEALTH ENDANGERMENT IF AT:	"PARTIAL-BIRTH" ABORTION BANNED	PUBLIC FUNDING OF ABORTION		PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE LIMITED
STATE	MUST BE PERFORMED BY A LICENSED PHYSICIAN	MUST BE PERFORMED IN A HOSPITAL IF AT:	SECOND PHYSICIAN MUST PARTICIPATE IF AT:		"PARTIAL-BIRTH" ABORTION BANNED	Funds All or Most Medically Necessary Abortions	Funds Limited to Life Endangerment, Rape and Incest	PRIVATE INSURANCE COVERAGE LIMITED
AL	X	Viability	Viability	20 weeks^*	▼		X
AK	X				▼	X
AZ	X	Viability	Viability	Viability	X	X		X
AR	X		Viability	20 weeks^†	X		X
CA				Viability		X
CO							X
CT		Viability		Viability		X
DE	X			Viability			X
DC							X
FL	X	Viability	24 weeks	24 weeks	▼		X
GA	X			20 weeks^*	Postviability		X
HI	X			Viability		X
ID	X	Viability	3rd trimester	Viability	▼		X	X
IL			Viability	Viability	▼	X
IN	X	20 weeks	20 weeks	20 weeks^*	X		X^*	X
IA	X			3rd trimester	▼		X
KS	X		Viability	20 weeks^*	X		X	X
KY	X	2nd trimester		Viability	▼		X	X
LA	X		Viability	20 weeks^*	X		X
ME	X			Viability			X
MD	X			Viability^Ω		X
MA	X			24 weeks		X
MI	X			Viability^‡	X		X	X
MN	X		20 weeks	24 weeks		X
MS	X^Ф			20 weeks^*	X		X^Ω
MO	X	Viability	Viability	Viability	▼		X	X
MT			Viability	Viability^*	Postviability	X
NE	X			20 weeks^*	▼		X	X
NV	X	24 weeks		24 weeks			X
NH					X		X
NJ	X^ξ	14 weeks			▼	X
NM	X				Postviability	X
NY			24 weeks	24 weeks^‡		X
NC	X	20 weeks		20 weeks			X
ND	X			20 weeks^*	X		X	X
OH	X	Viability	Viability	Viability^*	X		X
OK	X	2nd trimester	Viability	20 weeks^*	X		X	X
OR						X
PA	X	Viability	Viability	24 weeks^*			X
RI				24 weeks^‡	▼		X	▼
SC	X	3rd trimester	3rd trimester	20 weeks^*	X		X
SD	X	24 weeks		24 weeks	X		Life Only
TN	X			Viability	X		X
TX	X			20 weeks^*			X
UT	X			Viability^†,Ω	X		X^*	X
VT						X
VA	X	2nd trimester	Viability	3rd trimester	X		X^Ω
WA				Viability		X
WV				20 weeks^*	▼	X
WI	X	Viability		Viability	▼		X^*
WY	X			Viability			X
TOTAL	38	18	18	43	19	17	32+DC	11
▼ Permanently enjoined; law not in effect. * Exception in case of threat to the woman's physical health. † Exception in case of rape or incest. ‡ Exception in case of life endangerment only. Ω Exception in case of fetal abnormality. ξ Only applies to surgical abortion. Ф Law limits abortion provision to OB/GYNs.

Overview of State Abortion Law (page 2 of 2)
STATE	PROVIDERS MAY REFUSE TO PARTICIPATE		MANDATED COUNSELING INCLUDES INFORMATION ON:			WAITING PERIOD (in Hours) AFTER COUNSELING	PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT REQUIRED FOR MINORS
	Individual	Institution	Breast Cancer Link	Fetal Pain	Negative Psychological Effects	WAITING PERIOD (in Hours) AFTER COUNSELING	PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT REQUIRED FOR MINORS
AL						48	Consent
AK	X	Private	X	X			▼
AZ	X	X				24	Consent
AR	X	X		X^Ф		48	Consent
CA	X	Religious					▼
CO							Notice
CT	X
DE	X	X				▼	Notice^ξ
DC
FL	X	X					Notice
GA	X	X		X		24	Notice
HI	X	X
ID	X	X				24	Consent
IL	X	Private					Notice
IN	X	Private		X		18	Consent
IA	X	Private					Notice
KS	X	X	X	X	X	24	Consent
KY	X	X				24	Consent
LA	X	X		X	X	24	Consent
ME	X	X
MD	X	X					Notice
MA	X	X				▼	Consent
MI	X	X			X	24	Consent
MN	X	Private		X^Ф		24	Notice^þ
MS	X	X	X			24	Consent^þ
MO	X	X		X^Ф		72	Consent
MT	X	Private				▼	▼
NE	X	X			X	24	Consent
NV	X	Private					▼
NH							Notice
NJ	X	Private					▼
NM	X	X					▼
NY	X
NC	X	X			X	72	Consent
ND	X	X				24	Consent^þ
OH	X	X				24	Consent
OK	X	Private	X	X^Ф		72	Consent and Notice
OR	X	Private
PA	X	Private				24	Consent
RI	X						Consent
SC	X	Private				24	Consent
SD	X	X		X	X	72^◊	Notice
TN	X	X				48	Consent
TX	X	Private	X	X	X	24	Consent and Notice
UT	X	Private		X^Ф	X	72^◊	Consent and Notice
VT
VA	X	X				24	Consent and Notice
WA	X	X
WV					X	24	Notice^ξ
WI	X	X				24	Consent^ξ
WY	X	Private					Consent and Notice
TOTAL	45	42	5	12	9	27	37
▼ Permanently enjoined; law not in effect. § Enforcement temporarily enjoined by court order; policy not in effect. Ф Fetal pain information is given only to women who are at least 20 weeks gestation; in Missouri at 22 weeks gestation. þ Both parents must consent to the abortion. ξ Specified health professionals may waive parental involvement in certain circumstances. ◊ In South Dakota, the waiting period excludes weekends or annual holidays and in Utah the waiting period is waived in cases of rape, incest, fetal defect or if the patient is younger than 15.