State laws protecting the right to choose passed since 2009
The following states have passed laws protecting the right to choose since the death of Dr. George Tiller in 2009:
Arizona:
- 7/2009 Prohibits coercing a woman into having an abortion
- 7/2009 Establishes criteria for a judge to utilize when considering bypassing the state's parental consent for abortion law
California:
- 6/2014 Provides full range of Medicaid services to pregnant women up to 138% of Federal Poverty Level; subsidizes care for pregnant women up to 208% of Federal Poverty Level.
- 9/2014 Requires insurance plans to cover all FDA-approved contraceptives without cost-sharing or delay
Colorado:
- 5/2010 Ensures that health insurance plans cover contraception
- 3/2011 Funds substance abuse treatment for pregnant women
- 3/2012 Funds substance abuse treatment for pregnant women
- 3/2012 Prohibits use of drug test results performed during prenatal care as evidence in criminal cases
- 6/2013 Repeals pre-Roe v Wade state abortion ban
Connecticut:
- 6/2009 Prohibits non-medical use of ultrasound *
- 6/2014 Requires instruction on prevention of child sexual abuse in sex education classes
Hawaii:
- 7/2009 Sex education is required to be medically accurate and include information on contraceptives
- 4/2013 Requires that rape victims receive information about and access to emergency contraception
Illinois:
- 1/2013 Requires sex education to include prevention of child sexual abuse
- 8/2013 Requires mandatory health education must be medically accurate
- 8/2013 Voluntary sex ed must be medically accurate and include information about contraception
- 8/2013 Required sex education include dating violence information
Indiana:
- 2/2012 Expanded Medicaid-based family planning to be based on income
- 3/2012 Requires education on sexual abuse and/or teen dating violence
Iowa:
- 5/2011 Expanded Medicaid-based family planning & contraception to include men
Kentucky:
- 3/2011 Funds substance abuse treatment for pregnant women
Louisiana:
- 7/2009 Protects a woman's access to abortion when a medical provider refuses to perform the procedure
- 6/2013 Amends infant abandonment laws
- 6/2014 Requires instruction on dating or sexual violence in sex education classes
- 6/2014 Requires instruction on prevention of child sexual abuse in sex education classes
Maryland:
- 5/2011 Expanded contraception via Medicaid to be based on income
- 4/2014 Allows insurance plan enrollees to make sure medical records remain private
Massachussetts:
- 7/2014 Protects access to clinics
Minnestota:
- 4/2012 Increased age at which an infant may be abandoned
Mississippi:
- 4/2012 Protects the identity of a parent surrendering an infant
- 4/2014 Requires instruction on prevention of child sexual abuse in sex education classes
New Hampshire:
- 6/2014 Protects access to clinics
New Jersey:
- 5/2011 Requires sex education instruction on dating violence and abusive relationships
New Mexico:
- 3/2013 Includes police and firefighters as acceptors of abandoned infants
- 3/2014 Requires instruction on dating or sexual violence in sex education classes
North Carolina:
- 6/2009 Sex education is required to be medically accurate and include information on contraceptives
North Dakota:
- 4/2010 Prohibits non-medical use of ultrasound *
Oregon:
- 6/2009 Weakens abstinence requirements in sex education and codifies medically accurate requirements
- 6/2009 Requires health plans to cover HPV vaccine
- 3/2012 Requires education on sexual abuse and/or teen dating violence
- 5/2015 Bans sexual orientation conversion therapy for minors
- 6/2015 Requires insurance carriers to cover prescriptions written for full year of prescription contraceptives
South Carolina:
- 6/2010 Expands state medical coverage (Medicaid) to cover abortion in the case of severe health impairment
Tennesee:
- 5/2013 Requires publicly funded drug treatment centers to give priority to pregnant women
Utah:
- 4/2014 Requires instruction on prevention of child sexual abuse in sex education classes
Vermont:
- 2/2012 Expanded Medicaid-based family planning to be based on income
- 3/2014 Repeals pre-Roe v Wade abortion ban
Virginia:
- 3/2011 Requires information on dating violence and abusive relationships when sex education is provided
Washington:
- 6/2011 Directs state to expand Medicaid family planning income limit from 200% to 250% of federal poverty limit
Wisconsin:
- 6/2009 Requires health plans that cover prescription drugs must cover contraception
- 6/2009 Requires a pharmacy to dispense valid Plan B and contraceptive prescriptions
- 2/2010 Sex education must be medically accurate
- 2/2010 Sex education must include discussion of contraception
* 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 on 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 is meant to address ultrasounds done in order to determine the gender of the fetus.
Information provided by Guttmacher Institute, Guttmacher Institute