State laws restricting reproductive rights passed since 2009

Submitted by JAC on Thu, 11/07/2013 - 12:00am

May 31, 2015 marked the six year anniversary of the murder of Dr. George Tiller, a reproductive health physician in Wichita, Kansas who provided late-term abortions for women in need. Since Dr. Tiller was killed, states across the country have continued to pass laws aimed at limiting access to this legal medical procedure.

State Anti-Abortion Statutes Enacted Since Death of Dr. Tiller

Alabama:

6/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
6/2011 Establishes a certificate of still birth
5/2012 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
4/2013 Establishes clinic regulations
4/2013 Requires abortion provides to have hospital privileges
4/2013 Prohibits the use of telemedicine
4/2013 Requires reporting of statutory rape by reproductive health facilities
4/2014 Expands required waiting period
4/2014 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
4/2014 Requires parent of minor to provide proof of parenthood

Alaska:

4/2010 Establishes intrusive abortion reporting requirements
6/2011 Attempts to limit Medicaid abortion coverage to rape, incest and life of mother
6/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
3/2012 Establishes "Choose Life" license plates
4/2012 Attempts to limit Medicaid abortion coverage to rape, incest and life of mother
5/2012 Funds alternatives to abortion services**
4/2014 Defines what is medically necessary for Medicaid-funded abortions
4/2014 Attempts to limit Medicaid-funded abortions to in case of life or severe health of woman
5/2015 Continued family planning restrictions
7/2015 Attempts to limit Medicaid-funded abortion

Arizona:

7/2009 Requires counseling at clinic and at least 24-hour waiting period before an abortion is performed
7/2009 Late-term (partial-birth") abortion ban
7/2009 Parental consent must be notarized
7/2009 Limits abortion provision to physicians
7/2009 Amended state's abortion refusal clause allowing health care providers to refuse to participate in an abortion
7/2009 Established that providers, pharmacists, and hospitals/employees may refuse to provide Plan B or contraceptives that prevent implantation of a fertilized egg
4/2010 Bans or limits abortion coverage in state exchange
4/2010 Limits abortion coverage in the State Employee Plan to cases life endangerment and severe health
4/2010 Limits state funding to life endangerment, rape and incest
4/2010 Established intrusive abortion reporting requirements
5/2010 Grants parents the right to access a minor's medical records and to make health care decisions for a minor
3/2011 Bans abortion for gender or race selection
4/2011 Prohibits use of telemedicine to provide medication-induced abortion
4/2011 Requires an ultrasound before an abortion
4/2011 Requires facilities that provide at least 10 abortions per month to meet abortion clinic requirements
4/2011 Prohibits physician assistants from providing abortions
4/2011 Prohibits nurses from providing abortions
4/2011 Prohibits state funds or tuition to pay for abortion training at public universities
4/2012 Bans abortion at 18 weeks after fertilization, or 20 weeks after last menstruation
4/2012 Requires specific counseling for fetal impairment
4/2012 Requires providers to offer information on negative mental health impact of abortion
4/2012 Requires providers to use out-dated FDA protocols for mefipristone and its use in nonsurgical abortions
4/2012 Requires surgical abortion providers to have hospital privileges within 30 miles of the facility
4/2012 Prohibits lawsuit if failure to provide information leads to a woman continuing a pregnancy
4/2012 Requires clinics to post signs stating women cannot be coerced into an abortion
4/2012 Requires ultrasound 24 hours prior to an abortion
5/2012 Allows additional religious organizations to refuse contraception coverage in insurance plan
5/2012 Excludes family planning providers from family planning funds
5/2012 Prohibits state from contracting with abortion providers for family planning services
4/2014 Prohibits assisting a minor with abortion without parental consent
4/2014 Amens abortion reporting requirements
3/2015 Requires advising woman of unproven process to reverse medication abortion
3/2015 Requires provider to have hospital admitting privileges
3/2015 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
3/2015 Prohibits use of telemedicine
3/2015 Limits medication abortion to physicians

Arkansas:

2/2013 Bans abortion at 20 weeks after fertilization, or 22 weeks after last menstruation
2/2013 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
2/2013 Amends abortion reporting requirements
3/2013 Bans abortion 12 weeks after the last menstruation
4/2013 Prohibits assisting a minor with abortion without parental consent
4/2013 Requires reporting of statutory rape by reproductive health facilities
4/2013 Requires abortion providers to provide authorities with a fetal tissue sample from abortions performed on woman under age 14
4/2013 Establishes or expands fetal homicide statutes
5/2013 Attempts to limit Medicaid funding to life, rape or incest
2/2015 Prohibits use of telemedicine
3/2015 Limits medication abortion to physicians only
3/2015 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
3/2015 Requies provider to have hospital admitting privileges
4/2015 Expands mandatory waiting period
4/2015 Requires two trips to clinic for counseling
4/2015 Requires information on unproven process to reverse medication abortion
4/2015 Requires information on negative mental health impact of abortion
4/2015 Parent of minor seeking abortion must provide proof of parenthood
4/2015 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
4/2015 Enacted family planning restrictions

California:

6/2013 Establishes or expands fetal homicide statute

Colorado:

3/2010 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
3/2011 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
6/2013 Repealed pre-Roe v Wade abortion law
3/2014 Continues restrictions on family planing
6/2014 Allows lawsuit when pregnancy is unlawfully terminated

Florida:

6/2011 Requires an ultrasound before an abortion
6/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
6/2011 Amends judicial bypass for minors
6/2015 Expands waiting period required before an abortion
6/2015 Requires counseling resulting in two trips to clinic

Georgia:

5/2012 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2012 Requires reporting of statutory rape by reproductive health facilities
5/2012 Bans abortion at 20 weeks after fertilization, or 22 weeks after last menstruation
8/2013 Limits abortion coverage in state employee health plan
4/2014 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges

Idaho:

3/2010 Abortion refusal clause amended to include additional medical providers
3/2010 Medical providers may refuse to provide family planning and emergency contraception
3/2010 Employer (of provider) must accommodate refusal except when it causes an "undue hardship"
4/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
4/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
4/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
6/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
4/2015 Prohibits use of telemedicine

Indiana:

3/2010 Continued restrictions on state abortion funding
4/2011 Requires reporting on abortions for minors
4/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
5/2011 Requires counseling to inform the woman that the fetus is a person
5/2011 Requires counseling on "fetal pain"
5/2011 Revises counseling requirements
5/2011 Requires an ultrasound be offered before an abortion
5/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
5/2011 Requires abortion providers to have hospital admitting privileges
5/2011 Requires state to develop new regulations on abortion clinics
5/2011 Amends judicial bypass process for minors seeking an abortion
5/2011 Prohibits state from contracting with an abortion provider, except hospitals and abulatory surgery centers for contraception
2/2012 Medicaid expansions cannot cover family planning methods 'intended to terminate fertilization'
5/2013 Requires an ultrasound before an abortion
5/2013 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
5/2013 Prohibits the use of Telemedicine
5/2013 Limits medication abortions to physicians
6/2013 Requires Governor's approval before Medicaid will pay for an abortion
3/2014 Limits abortion coverage in private insurance plans
3/2014 Amends existing abortion clinic regulations
3/2015 Passge of Religious Freedom Restoration Act allows refusal from provider based on religious reasons
4/2015 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
4/2015 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2015 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
5/2015 Amends abortion reporting requirements

Iowa:

3/2010 Continues restrictions on state funding
7/2011 Adds counseling requirements prior to procedure
7/2011 Requires the offer of an ultrasound before abortion
7/2011 Limits Medicaid abortion coverage to rape, incest and life of mother
3/2012 Establishes certificate of still birth
5/2012 Continues restrictions on state funding of abortions in Medicaid
6/2013 Requires Governor's approval for Medicaid-funded abortions
8/2013 Prohibits use of telemedicine
8/2013 Limits medication abortions to physicians only
7/2015 Requires woman offered option of viewing ultrasound
7/2015 Continues existing restrictions on Medicaid-funded abortion

Kansas:

5/2010 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
4/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
4/2011 Limits post-viability abortion
4/2011 Revises "Partial-Birth" abortion restriction to mirror federal law
4/2011 Requires abortion counseling to state that abortion ends "the life of a whole, separate, unique, living human being"
4/2011 Requires parental consent for a minor to obtain an abortion
4/2011 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
4/2011 Requires reporting on abortions for minors
4/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
4/2011 Requires counseling to inform the woman that the fetus is a person
5/2011 Requires an ultrasound before an abortion
5/2011 Bans use of telemedicine
5/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
5/2011 Limits abortion coverage in all private health plans
5/2011 Continues funding alternatives to abortion services**
5/2011 Establishes a priority system to allocate family planning funds
5/2011 Excludes family planning providers from priority system which allocates family planning funds
5/2011 Requires outdated FDA protocol for administration of mifepristone for medication abortion
5/2011 Requires state to develop new regulations for abortion clinics
5/2011 Requires abortion providers to have hospital admission privileges
5/2012 Continues funding alternatives to abortion services**
5/2012 Prohibits state agencies or employees from participating in abortion services
5/2012 Excludes family planning providers from family planning funds
5/2012 Allows health care facilities to refuse participation and referral for abortion services
5/2012 Allows individuals to refuse to provide family planning methods/contraception
5/2012 Allows health care facilities to refuse to prescribe or administer family planning methods/contraception
4/2013 Bans abortion for gender selection
4/2013 Requires abortion counseling include inaccurate information that abortion increases risk for breast cancer
4/2013 Requires counseling stating the fetus is a person.
4/2013 Prohibits lawsuit if failure to provide information leads to a woman continuing pregnancy
4/2013 Excludes abortion providers from tax credit eligibility
4/2013 Excludes abortion providers from tax credit eligibility for health care, except to save the woman's life
4/2013 Prohibits abortion sin state-run or state-rented facilities, except to save the life of the woman
4/2013 State intends to ban abortion completely if Roe v. Wade is overturned
4/2013 School districts may not contract with an organization that provides abortions
6/2013 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2013 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
4/2015 Bans abortions as early as 14 weeks after woman's last menstrual period
6/2015 Bans use of telemedicine

Louisiana:

6/2009 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion service**
7/2009 Amended state's abortion refusal clause allowing providers to refuse to participate in an abortion
6/2010 Allows the state to close an abortion clinic for violation of any state or federal law
7/2010 Limits or bans abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
7/2010 Amends state mandate for ultrasound to require provider to offer description and picture of fetal image
7/2010 Excludes any providers who provides an "elective" abortion after viablity from medical malpractice protection
7/2011 Adds counseling requirements prior to procedure
7/2011 Requires clinics to post signs stating a woman cannot be coerced into an abortion
6/2012 Bans abortion at 20 weeks after fertilization (22 weeks after last menstrual period)
6/2012 Requires abortion providers to make fetal heartbeat audible
6/2012 Requires abortion providers to display and describe ultrasound image
6/2012 Limits abortion providers to physicians
6/2013 Bans use of telemedicine
6/2013 Limits medication abortion to physicians only
6/2013 Prohibits coercion of a minor into having an abortion
6/2014 Requires woman be informed of possible negative mental health impact of abortion
6/2014 Requires provider to have hospital admitting privileges
6/2014 Specifies minimum distance a provider must be from a hospital
6/2014 Amends abortion reporting requirements

Maryland:

4/2010 Continues restrictions on state funding
5/2011 Continues restrictions on state funding of abortions in Medicaid
4/2012 Continues restrictions on state funding of abortions in Medicaid
5/2013 Continues restrictions on state funding of abortions in Medicaid
4/2015 Continues restrictions on family planning
4/2015 Continues existing restrictions on Medicaid-funded abortion

Michigan:

10/2009 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
10/2010 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
6/2011 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
10/2011 Revises "Partial Birth Abortion" ban to mirror federal law
12/2012 Requires state to develop new regulations for abortion clinics
12/2012 Bans use of telemedicine
6/2013 Funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2013 Continues state family planning funding restrictions

Minnesota:

4/2013 Amends state abortion reporting requirements
5/2015 Amends abortion reporting requirements

Mississippi:

5/2010 Bans of limits abortion coverage in state exchange
3/2011 Requires all schools to provide abstinence-only education; requires state approval for contraception education
4/2012 Requires abortion providers have admitting privileges at a local hospital
4/2012 Limits abortion providers to OB/GYNs
5/2012 Requires abortion providers to provide authorities with a fetal tissue sample from abortions performed on a woman under age 14
5/2012 Requires reporting of statutory rape by reproductive health facilities
4/2013 Bans the use of telemedicine
4/2013 Requires abortion providers to provide authorities with a fetal tissue sample from birth performed on a woman under age 16
4/2014 Bans abortion at 20 weeks after the woman's last menstrual cycle

Missouri:

6/2009 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2010 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
7/2010 Limits or bans abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
7/2010 Requires counseling about fetal pain and requires provision of anesthesia for the fetus upon request
7/2010 Requires counseling on when life begins, including printed materials that state "The life of each human being begins at conception," and abortion "ends the life of a separate, unique, living human being."
7/2010 Includes counseling regarding coercion of abortion
6/2011 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
7/2010 Provider must offer ultrasound to each patient seeking an abortion
7/2011 Limits postviability (late-term) abortion
9/2012 Allows employer, enrollee, or insurer to deny abortion coverage in health insurance plan
9/2012 Allows additional refusal of coverage for contraception in insurance plans
7/2013 Prohibits use of telemedicine
7/2013 Limits medication abortion to physicians only
9/2014 Expands required waiting period

Montana:

4/2013 Requires parental consent for minor to obtain an abortion
4/2013 Prohibits lawsuit if failure to provide information leads to a woman continuing pregnancy
4/2013 Establishes or expands fetal homicide statutes

Nebraska:

4/2010 Bans abortions after 20 weeks gestation
4/2010 Requires counseling to possibly include flawed information about "risks associated with complications"
5/2010 Requires provider to offer a woman a list of organizations that perform free ultrasounds
5/2011 Bans use of telemedicine
5/2011 Abortion coverage limited in all private health plans
5/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
5/2011 Requires parental consent for minors
5/2011 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
5/2011 Requires reporting on abortions for minors

New Hampshire:

6/2011 Requires parental notification before minor obtains an abortion
5/2012 Amends the judicial by-pass process for minors seeking an abortion
6/2012 Bans "partial-birth" abortions

New Mexico:

4/2013 Establishes certificate of still birth

New York:

9/2011 Establishes certificate of still birth

North Carolina:

5/2011 Establishes or expands fetal homicide law
6/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state employee health plan
6/2011 Establishes "Choose Life" license plates
6/2011 Prohibits state from contracting with or granting funds to Planned Parenthood
6/2011 Establishes certificate of still birth
7/2011 Establishes abortion counseling followed by a 24-hour waiting period prior to procedure
7/2011 Requires ultrasound prior to an abortion
7/2012 Prohibits state family planning funds from going to private agencies
7/2013 Bans abortion for gender selection
7/2013 Prohibits use of telemedicine
7/2013 Limits medication abortion to physicians only
7/2013 Bans or limits abortion coverage in state employee health insurance plan
7/2013 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
7/2013 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
7/2013 Requires inaccurate information abour pre-term birth and abortion in sex education classes
7/2013 Expands which health care providers may refuse to participate in abortion services
7/2013 Expands which health care institutions may refuse to participate in abortion services
6/2015 Expands or creates waiting periods
6/2015 Amends abortion reporting requirements

North Dakota:

4/2011 Requires counseling to include inaccurate information stating having an abortion increases risk for breast cancer
4/2011 Revises counseling requirements
4/2011 Limits provision to physicians
4/2011 Prohibits use of telemedicine
4/2011 Requires provider to contract a physician with hospital privileges to handle complications
4/2011 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
4/2011 Requires reporting on abortions for minors
4/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2011 Requires abstinence before marriage (abstinence only) sex education
5/2011 Requires outdated FDA protocol for administration of mifepreistone for medication abortion
3/2013 Bans abortion at 6 weeks after last menstruation
3/2013 Bans abortion for gender selection
3/2013 Bans abortion for fetal impairment
3/2013 Requires abortion providers to have hospital privileges
4/2013 Bans abortion at 20 weeks post-fertilization (22 weeks after last menstruation)
4/2013 Amends state abortion reporting requirements

Ohio:

7/2011 Limits posviability (late term) abortion
11/2011 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
12/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
12/2012 Amends the judicial by-pass process for minors seeking an abortion
6/2013 Prohibits public hospitals from entering transfer agreements with abortion providers
6/2013 Requires provider to test for fetal heartbeat
6/2013 Funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2013 Establishes state family planning funding restrictions
6/2015 Amends or established clinic regulations

Oklahoma:

4/2010 Limits medication-induced abortion to physicians and requires detailed counseling
4/2010 Mandates ultrasound and requires provider to show and describe the image to the woman
4/2010 Prohibits lawsuit if physician's failure to provide information led the woman to continue the pregnancy
4/2010 Requires clinics to post notices that a woman cannot be coerced into an abortion
4/2010 Abortion refusal clause amended to include additional medical providers
4/2010 Abortion refusal clause amended to include additional institutions
4/2010 Employer (of provider) must accommodate refusal except when it causes an "undue hardship"
5/2010 Established intrusive abortion reporting requirements
4/2011 Bans abortion at/after 20 weeks
4/2011 Limits abortion coverage in all private health plans
4/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
4/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2011 Bans the use of telemedicine
4/2012 Requires abortion provider to offer woman the option to hear the fetal heartbeat
4/2012 Substance abuse during pregnacy considered child neglect
5/2012 Bans the use of telemedicine
5/2012 Allows lawsuits against abortion providers for any violation of state abortion law
5/2013 Amends judicial bypass process for minors
5/2013 Parent of minor seeking abortion must provide proof of parenthood
5/2013 Amends abortion reporting requirements
4/2014 Requires a woman to visit a clinic for both doses of medicine in case of a medication abortion
5/2014 Requires an ultrasound before any abortion may occur
5/2014 Requires providers to have hospital admitting privileges
5/2014 Specifies minimum distance a provider must be from a hospital
4/2015 Bans abortions as early as 14 weeks after the woman's last menstrual period
5/2015 Expands mandatory waiting period to 24 hours
5/2015 Requires information be provided stating fetus is a person
6/2015 Amends clinic inspection requirements
6/2015 Prohibits assisting a minor in obtaining an abortion without parental consent
6/2015 Requires providers to give authoritizes fetal tissue sample from abortions performed on women younger than 14

Oregon

6/2015 Prohibits assisting a minor with an abortion without parental consent

Pennsylvania:

8/2009 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
7/2010 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2011 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
7/2011 Establishes certificate of still birth
12/2011 Requires state to develop new regualtions for abortion clinics
6/2012 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2013 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
6/2013 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
1/2014 Requires reporting of substance abuse by mother of infant up to one year of age

South Carolina:

6/2010 Bans or limits abortion coverage in state employee health insurance plan
6/2010 Extends waiting period between mandatory counseling and obtaining an abortion to 24 hours
6/2012 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
6/2013 Continues restrictions on state-employee health plan
6/2015 Continues restrictions on state-employee health plan

South Dakota:

3/2011 Waiting period extended from 24 to 72 hours
3/2011 Requires visit to a crisis pregnancy center before an abortion
3/2011 Requires counseling, including flawed information about "risks associates" with complications
3/2011 Requires in-person counseling for all or some women before an abortion
3/2011 Bans the use of telemedicine
3/2012 Requires counseling on "negative mental health outcomes" of abortion due to certain risk factors
3/2012 Adds requirements for Crisis Pregnancy Centers registered with State for abortion counseling purposes
3/2012 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
3/2013 Prohibits weekends or holidays in the 72-hour waiting period
3/2014 Prohibits abortions for gender selection

Tennessee:

6/2009 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
4/2010 Requires clinics to post notices that a woman cannot be coerced into an abortion
5/2010 Bans or limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
5/2011 Bans the use of telemedicine
6/2011 Establishes or expands fetal homicide law
4/2012 Changed the effective date of telemedicine ban
5/2012 Requires abortion providers have admitting privileges at a local hospital
5/2012 Mandates abstinence education
5/2012 Specifies that fetus of any gestational age may be victim of homicide
4/2014 Establishes abuse during pregnancy as criminal assault
5/2015 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
5/2015 Expands waiting period prior to an abortion
5/2015 Requires counseling resulting in two trips to clinic
5/2015 Adds additional counseling requirements
6/2015 Amends or establishes additional clinic requirements

Texas:

6/2009 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
6/2009 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
5/2011 Requires in-person counseling for women who live within 100 miles of abortion facility
5/2011 Requires an ultrasound before an abortion
5/2011 Amends abortion reporting requirements
5/2011 Creates "Choose Life" license plates
5/2011 Adds counseling requirements prior to procedure
6/2011 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2011 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
6/2011 Establishes priority system for allocation of family planning funds
6/2013 Continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2013 Continues state family planning funding restrictions
7/2013 Bans abortion at 20 weeks (22 weeks post-menstruation)
7/2013 Amends or establishes clinic regulations
7/2013 Required provider to have hospital privileges
7/2013 Requires woman to visit clinic for both does in a medication abortion
7/2013 Prohibits use of telemedicine
7/2013 Limits medication abortion to physicians only
6/2015 Requires proof of age be provided by all patients
6/2015 All patients must provide proof of age
6/2015 Amends judicial by-pass process for minors

Utah:

3/2010 Requires provider to offer to display image and provide description if ultrasound performed before abortion
3/2010 Considers some miscarriages murder
3/2010 Prohibits self-induced abortion
3/2011 Limits abortion coverage in all private health plans
3/2011 Limits abortion coverage in insurance plans offered in the state health exchange
3/2011 Requires state to develop new regulation for abortion clinics
3/2011 Establishes "Choose Life" state license plates
3/2011 Parental consent required for most minors seeking HPV vaccine
3/2011 Permits public and non-religious hospitals and any health clinic to refuse to provide abortion services
3/2011 Permits any hospital or clinic employee to refuse to participate in an abortion
5/2011 Revises counseling requirements
3/2012 Expands waiting period before an abortion from 24 to 72 hours
3/2014 Allows provider to waive mandated counseling in certain cases
3/2014 Allows provider to waive ultrasound mandate in certain circumstances

Virginia:

4/2010 Limits state funding to life endangerment, rape and incest
4/2010 Establishes a Pro-Choice license plate, with $15 of the $25 fee going to the Virginia Pregnant Women Support Fund. This fund is run by the Virginia Board of Health which supports predominantly anti-choice programs.
3/2011 Requires state to develop new regulations for abortion clinics
4/2011 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
3/2012 Requires in-person counseling at least 24 hours prior to an abortion for some women
3/2012 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
4/2013 Establishes clinic regulations
4/2013 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
9/2015 Amends clinic regulations

West Virginia:

4/2010 Requires provider to offer the woman the opportunity to view her ultrasound
3/2015 Bans abortion at 20 weeks following the woman's last period

Wisconsin:

6/2009 continues funding for alternatives to abortion services**
6/2011 Prohibits state from contracting with abortion providers
3/2012 Requires specific counseling to ensure a woman is not coerced into having an abortion
4/2012 Bans the use of telemedicine
4/2012 Limits abortion coverage in state-based health insurance exchanges
4/2012 Mandates abstinence education; repealed contraception education requiremend
7/2013 Requires abortion providers to have hospital privileges
7/2013 Requires an ultrasound prior to an abortion
7/2015 Bans abortion at 20 weeks after woman's last period
7/2015 Requires information be provided about perinatal hospice
7/2015 Amends abortion reporting requirements

** These laws fund programs that include adoption and "stealth" clinics that offer abortion and crisis pregnancy counseling aimed at stopping a woman from having an abortion.

* According to the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada, ultrasounds provided by non-medical providers provide a false sense of security, because the technician is not required to offer information fetal irregularities or concerns. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended that a fetus should not be exposed to ultrasound for commercial and entertainment purposes. This law was meant to address ultrasounds done in order to determine the gender of the fetus.

Information provided by Guttmacher Institute