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ALABAMA

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LEGAL

for mother.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

The Human Life Protection Act (Ala. Code § 26-23H) permits mothers to perform their own abortions while making abortion a Class A felony for anyone else who performs an abortion.

In a January 10 article at AL.com, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall said that while he couldn’t prosecute for homicide because of the Human Life Protection Act, he intended to prosecute women who self-manage their own abortions under a child chemical endangerment law: “The Human Life Protection Act targets abortion providers, exempting women ‘upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to be performed’ from liability under the law,” Marshall said in an emailed statement. ‘It does not provide an across-the-board exemption from all criminal laws, including the chemical-endangerment law—which the Alabama Supreme Court has affirmed and reaffirmed protects unborn children.’”

Students for Life and their President Kristan Hawkins came out against him in a press release: “In response to the Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall saying that women could be prosecuted for use of Chemical Abortion Pills, Students for Life Action (SFLAction) and Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins stated: ‘We need to keep our focus focusing on the predators and the abortion cartel and not the victims, as a mother and her preborn child are the targets of an industry selling death by abortion.’” Marshall backed down.

Governor: Kay Ivey (R)

State Senate: 27 R, 8 D

State House: 77 R, 28 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

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ALASKA

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LEGAL

In the 1997 case, Planned Parenthood of the Great Nw. v. State, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the right to murder preborn children is protected by the State’s right to privacy.

Abortion remains completely legal in the state.

Governor: Mike Dunleavy (R)

State Senate: 13 R, 7 D

State House: 21 R, 16 D, 2 non-affiliated, 1 Independent

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. David Eastman and former State Rep. Chris Kurka have introduced legislation that would abolish abortion in the state every session since 2017. Eastman has also filed legislation over the years to impeach Alaska judges for "Malfeasance includes exercising legislative power.”

Eastman and Kurka’s bills have faced opposition from Democrats as well as pro-life leaders. The pro-life group Alaska Family Action has publicly opposed Eastman’s efforts, and even worked to unseat Eastman in the 2020 election.

ARIZONA

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LEGAL

Upon the overturn of Roe v. Wade, it was widely thought that the pre-Roe abortion ban would go back into effect. However, the most recent Arizona appeals court ruling said that the pre- Roe ban could not go into effect because all of the pro-life regulations passed since the pre- Roe abortion ban rendered the older law void. This ruling is a based on the legal principle that when two laws conflict, the more recent law takes prominence. So it’s pro-life regulations that provided the pro-abortion judges the cover they needed to keep abortion legal in Arizona.

The result of the ruling is that the abortion ban is struck down, while all of the pro-life regulations passed since the abortion ban were allowed to stand. These include a 15-week ban, 24-hour waiting period, an ultrasound law, a Down Syndrome abortion ban, and a few others. None of these laws have any substantial impact on the abortion rate.

Governor: Katie Hobbs (D)

State Senate:

State House:

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2022, State Rep. Walt Blackman introduced HB2650. Though the bill was coauthored by nine other representatives, it never received a hearing in the House Rules Committee which is chaired by Rep. Travis Grantham.

ACTION ALERT

The Abolition of Abortion in Arizona Act (HB2706) has been filed by State Rep. Cory McGar. It has been cosponsored by State Rep. Barbara Parker. It is currently waiting to be heard in the State House Judiciary Committee.

Please email and call the following representatives requesting HB2706 be heard and passed in committee.

Judiciary Committee Chair Quang Nguyen: QNguyen@azleg.gov (602) 926-3258
Judiciary Committee Vice Chair Selina Bliss: SBliss@azleg.gov (602) 926-4018
Speaker Ben Toma: BToma@azleg.gov (602) 926-3298
Speaker Pro Tem Travis Grantham: TGrantham@azleg.gov (602) 926-4868
Majority Leader Leo Biasiucci: LBiasiucci@azleg.gov (602) 926-3018
Majority Whip Teresa Martinez: TMartinez@azleg.gov (602) 926-3158

Please email and call the following representatives to thank them for sponsoring HB2706.

Rep. Cory McGarr: CMcGarr@azleg.gov (602) 926-3630
Rep Barbara Parker: BParker@azleg.gov (602) 926-3681

Please email your state Representative and State Senator asking them to support HB2706. If you don’t know who your State Representative and Senator are, or don’t have their contact info, click here.

ARKANSAS

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LEGAL

for mother.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

In 2021, Arkansas passed Act 309 which provided a penalty of up to 10 years imprisonment and a $100,000 fine for abortionists who perform or attempt to perform an abortion. The law gives immunity to mothers who perform their own abortions: “This section does not…authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child.”

Governor: Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R)

State Senate: 26 R, 9 D

State House: 76 R, 24 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2023, State Senator Matt McKee and State Rep. Richard Womack filed the first real abolition bill in Arkansas. It would make preborn children equal under Arkansas State law and removes the immunity for mothers in the killing of their own children. It has been assigned to the Arkansas House Judiciary Committee. Call the committee members today!

ACTION ALERT

Arkansas House Bill 1174 has been filed by State Representative Richard Womack and cosponsored by State Senator Matt McKee, State Representative Wayne Long, and State Representative Josh Miller.

Please email and call the following representatives requesting HB1174 be heard and passed in committee.

Judiciary Committee Chair Carol Darby: carol.dalby@arkansashouse.org (870) 772-1255
Judiciary Committee Vice Chair Stan Berry: stan.berry@arkansashouse.org (479) 970-7982
Speaker Matthew Shepherd: matthew.shepherd@arkansashouse.org 870) 862-2087
Speaker Pro Tem Jon Eubanks: jon.eubanks@arkansashouse.org (479) 438-0533

Please email and call the following representatives to thank them for sponsoring SB2706.

Rep. Richard Womack: richard@richardwomack.com (870) 403-6287
Sen. Matt McKee: matt.mckee@senate.ar.gov (501) 622-0860
Rep. Wayne Long: wayne.long@arkansashouse.org (501) 290-0091
Rep. Josh Miller: josh.miller@arkansashouse.org (501) 365-3599

Please email your state Representative and State Senator asking them to support HB1174. If you don’t know who your State Representative and Senator are, or don’t have their contact info, click here.

CALIFORNIA

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LEGAL

Abortion had long been a protected practice in Californian, and in 2022, a ballot initiative (Proposition 1) passed which placed protections for abortion into the State Constitution.

Governor: Gavin Newsome (D)

State Senate: 32 D, 8 R

State House: 62 D, 18 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill to abolish abortion has even been introduced in California.

COLORADO

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LEGAL

Abortion is legal up until birth in Colorado. In 2022, Governor Jared Polis signed an executive order preventing state agencies from cooperating with out-of-state investigations regarding murders by abortion committed in Colorado. He also signed a bill providing statutory protections for abortion up until birth.

Governor: Jared Polis (D)

State Senate: 23 D, 12 R

State House: 45 D, 19 R, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2022, Rep. Dave Williams filed HB22-1079, the first abolition bill in Colorado. It was voted down 7-4 in the Colorado House Health & Insurance Committee on a party-line vote. Williams ran unsuccessfully for Congress later in 2022.

CONNECTICUT

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LEGAL

Connecticut statute § 19a-602 mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health.

Governor: Ned Lamont (D)

State Senate: 24 D, 12 R

State House: 95 D, 53 R, 3 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill to abolish abortion has been introduced in Connecticut.

DELAWARE

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LEGAL

Delaware law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health.

Governor: John Carney (D)

State Senate: 15 D, 6 R

State House: 26 D, 15 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No abolition bill has been introduced in Delaware.

FLORIDA

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LEGAL

In 2022, Florida passed into law a bill banning abortion at 15 weeks. When abortion is legal at any stage, more than 90 percent of abortions occur before 15 weeks. Further, a 15-week ban would simply cause those who were waiting to get it done more quickly. The Florida 15-week ban has virtually no impact on abortion. Governor Ron DeSantis, a Republican Presidential frontrunner, has publicly signaled his desire to sign a heartbeat bill in the 2023 legislative session.

Governor: Ron DeSantis (R)

State Senate: 28 R, 12 D

State House: 84 R, 35 D, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No abolition bill has been introduced in Florida.

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GEORGIA

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LEGAL

In 2019, Georgia passed a heartbeat bill (HB 481) into law, which is now in effect after being upheld by the State Supreme Court. Abortion is legal up to six weeks in Georgia with exceptions that allow children conceived in rape and incest to murdered up to 20 weeks. The law also allows the murder of children deemed “medically futile.”

Governor: Brian Kemp (R)

State Senate: 32 R, 23 D

State House: 98 R, 78 D, 4 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Emory Dunahoo filed the Prenatal Equal Protection Act in Georgia.

HAWAII

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LEGAL

Hawaii law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health.

Hawaii Governor: Josh Green (D)

State Senate: 23 D, 2 R

State House: 45 D, 6 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill to abolish abortion has been introduced in Hawaii.

IDAHO

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LEGAL

for mother.

Mostly ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Upon the overturn of Roe, Idaho’s trigger bill was challenged in State court and upheld. It is now in effect as I.C. § 18-622. It makes abortion illegal for abortionists except in the cases of rape and incest. It leaves self-managed abortion legal by establishing “Nothing in this section shall be construed to subject a pregnant woman on whom any abortion is performed or attempted to any criminal conviction and penalty.”

Governor: Brad Little (R)

State Senate: 28 R, 7 D

State House: 59 R, 11 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

Idaho State Rep. Heather Scott has introduced an abolition bill in the Idaho State House every year since 2018. The primary opposition to her bill has been Rep. Brent Crane (a pro-life Republican) who chairs the Idaho House State Affairs Committee, as well as pro-life groups Idaho Chooses Life and Right to Life of Idaho. In 2022, longtime abolitionist leader Scott Herndon was elected to the State Senate. Idaho now has abolition bills running in both chambers.

ILLINOIS

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LEGAL

In 2019, Illinois passed the Reproductive Health Act which codifies into State law that “A fertilized egg, embryo, or fetus does not have independent rights under the laws of this State,” and “Every individual who becomes pregnant has a fundamental right to…abortion.”

Governor: J.B. Pritzker (D)

State Senate: 40 D, 19 R

State House: 78 D, 39 R, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No abolition bill has been filed in Illinois.

INDIANA

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LEGAL

for mother.

Sometimes LEGAL

for physicians.

In 2022, after the Dobbs decision, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb called a special session to address abortion. State Senator Sue Glick (R) authored SB1, which was passed into law. It provides mothers immunity in the murder of their own children, meaning that self-managed abortion is legal in the state. The law prohibits physicians from performing abortions in most cases, with exceptions such as rape, incest, lethal fetal abnormality diagnosis, and risks to the mother’s life or health.

Governor: Eric Holcomb

State Senate: 40 R, 10 D

State House: 70 R, 30 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Curt Nisly has filed the Protection at Conception Act, which would have abolished abortion, every year since 2017.

IOWA

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LEGAL

Iowa is currently enforcing a law which allows abortion up to 22 weeks. Iowa passed a heartbeat bill in 2016 that would allow abortion up to around 7 weeks, but that law is currently enjoined while it is judged by the Iowa State courts.

Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 34 R, 16 D

State House: 64 R, 36 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill to abolish abortion has yet been introduced in Iowa.

KANSAS

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LEGAL

In 2019, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled that the State’s Bill of Rights protects the right to abortion. The decision reads:

"All men are possessed of equal and inalienable natural rights, among which are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness…We are now asked: 'Is this declaration of rights more than an idealized aspiration? And, if so, do the substantive rights include a woman's right to make decisions about her body, including the decision whether to continue her pregnancy? We answer these questions, ‘Yes.’"

In truth, there is no tie between anything in the Kansas Constitution and a right to abortion. The court didn’t even connect a specific line of the Constitution to abortion. It simply said that substantive rights generally have to include murder.

Governor: Laura Kelly (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 28 R, 11 D, 1 Vacant

State House: 85 R, 40 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

The Kansas Abortion Ban was first introduced in 2022.

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KENTUCKY

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LEGAL

for mother.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Following the overturn of Roe, Kentucky’s trigger bill went into effect. The law makes abortion illegal for abortionists, with a penalty of a class D felony. The bill establishes that “Nothing in this section may be construed to subject the pregnant mother upon whom any abortion is performed or attempted to any criminal conviction and penalty,” effectively providing mothers the right to self-managed abortion in Kentucky. A Kentucky State Supreme Court case is pending regarding this law.

Governor: Andy Beshear (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 30 R, 6 D, 2 Vacant

State House: 80 R, 20 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Emily Callaway filed the first abolition bill in Kentucky in 2023, HB300.

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LOUISIANA

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LEGAL

for mother.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Upon the overturn of Roe, Louisiana began to enforce the State’s trigger law which threatens abortionists with up to 10 years in prison and a $100,000 fine for performing an abortion. The law specifies that “This penalty shall not apply to the female who has an abortion,” effectively legalizing self-managed abortion in the state.

Governor: John Bel Edwards (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 27 R, 12 D

State House: 69 R, 33 D, 2 Independent, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Danny McCormick filed the first bill to completely abolish abortion in Louisiana in 2022. The bill passed committee on a 7-2 vote, at which point the national pro-life groups got involved to oppose the bill. Nearly all of the pro-life legislators who voted for the bill in committee switched their vote on the House floor and opposed it.

MAINE

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LEGAL

Maine law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Janet Mills (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 22 D, 13 R

State House: 82 D, 67 R, 1 Independent for Maine Party

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No abolition bill has been introduced in Maine.

MARYLAND

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LEGAL

Maryland law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Wes Moore (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 33 D, 13 R, 1 Vacant

State House: 101 D, 39 R, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2021, State Delegate Ric Metzgar filed HB997, a bill to abolish abortion in Maryland. Issues with the revisers of statutes prevented the bill from ever being introduced in its correct form.

MASSACHUSETTS

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LEGAL

Massachusetts law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Maura Healey (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 37 D, 3 R

State House: 134 D, 25 R, 1 Independent

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Massachusetts.

MICHIGAN

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LEGAL

In 2022, Michigan voters passed Proposition 3 which codified the language of Roe v. Wade into the State Constitution, making abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 20 D, 18 R

State House: 56 D, 54 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Michigan.

MINNESOTA

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LEGAL

In 2023, Minnesota passed the “Pro Act” into law codifying into law the right to murder a preborn child at any point in pregnancy. In the 1995 case Doe v. Gomez, the Minnesota State Supreme Court invented a right to murder preborn children, claiming the supposed right was protected by Article 1, Sections 2, 7, and 10 of the State Constitution.

Governor: Tim Walz (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 34 D, 33 R

State House: 70 D, 64 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Minnesota.

MISSISSIPPI

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LEGAL

for mother.

Mostly ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Upon the overturn of Roe, Mississippi's trigger ban from 2007 went into effect. The bill specifies that abortionists may only perform an abortion in the case of rape. Violation of this law carries a penalty of 1-to-10 years in prison. The law specifies that the mother may never be prosecuted in the murder of her child: “Any person, except the pregnant woman” is liable to face prosecution. This means that self-managed abortion is legal in Mississippi.

Governor: Tate Reeves (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 36 R, 15 D, 1 Independent

State House: 77 R, 42 D, 3 Independent

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Mississippi.

MISSOURI

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LEGAL

for mother.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Missouri law makes the performance of an abortion by an abortionist a class B felony. The law clarifies that “A woman upon whom an abortion is performed or induced in violation of this subsection shall not be prosecuted,” effectively legalizing self-managed abortion in Missouri.

Governor: Mike Pearson (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 24 R, 10 D

State House: 111 D, 52 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Senator Mike Moon has introduced bills to abolish abortion in Missouri each year since 2020. Most recently in 2023, Moon and State Rep. Bob Titus filed the Abolition of Abortion in Missouri Act in both respective chambers.

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MONTANA

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LEGAL

Montana statute § 50-20-109 allows abortion up until viability at which point abortion is prohibited. The Montana State Supreme Court invented a right to murder preborn children in a 2021 ruling which decreed that the right to “procreative autonomy” was protected within the state’s privacy protections. That decision invalidated a 20-week ban passed by the State government.

Governor: Greg Gianforte (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 34 R, 16 D

State House: 68 R, 32 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Montana.

NEBRASKA

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LEGAL

Abortion is legal in Nebraska up until 20 weeks, at which point it is mostly prohibited.

Governor: Jim Pilen (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 32 R, 17 D

State House: Nebraska does not have a State House. It is the only state in the union with a unicameral legislature.

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Nebraska.

NEVADA

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LEGAL

Nevada law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Joe Lombardo (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 13 D, 8 R

State House: 28 D, 14 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Nevada.

NEW HAMPSHIRE

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LEGAL

New Hampshire law protects the murder of preborn children up until 24 weeks, at which point abortion is prohibited except in medical emergencies.

Governor: Chris Sunnumu (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 14 R, 10 D

State House: 201 R, 196 D, 3 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in New Hampshire.

NEW JERSEY

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LEGAL

The murder of preborn children is legal up until birth in New Jersey, which has no limits on abortion.

Governor: Phil Murphy (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 24 D, 16 R

State House: 46 D, 34 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in New Jersey.

NEW MEXICO

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LEGAL

The murder of preborn children is legal up until birth in New Mexico, which has no limits on abortion.

Governor: Michelle Lujan Grisham (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 27 D, 15 R

State House: 45 D, 25 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in New Mexico.

NEW YORK

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LEGAL

The murder of preborn children is legal up until birth in New York, which has no limits on abortion.

Governor: Kathy Hochul (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 42 D, 21 R

State House: 102 D, 48 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in New York.

NORTH CAROLINA

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LEGAL

The murder of preborn children is legal in North Carolina until 20 weeks, at which point it is only legal in the case of a medical emergency.

Governor: Roy Cooper (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 30 R, 20 D

State House: 71 R, 49 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2021, State Rep. Larry Pittman introduced HB158, the first bill to abolish abortion in North Carolina. In order to get around the State’s Democratic governor who would veto any abortion ban, HB158 would have placed the abolition of abortion on the ballot for voters to affirm. The bill was opposed by House Republican leadership.

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NORTH DAKOTA

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LEGAL

North Dakota currently protects the murder of preborn children up to 20 weeks, at which point it becomes illegal except to protect the life of the mother. North Dakota has a trigger law which banned abortion for abortionists from conception with exceptions for rape, incest, and life of the mother once Roe was overturned. That law (N.D. Code § 12.1-31-12) is currently held up in State court.

Governor: Dan Burgum (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 43 R, 4 D

State House: 82 R, 12 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in North Dakota.

OHIO

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LEGAL

Abortion is currently legal up to 22 weeks in Ohio. The State’s heartbeat law is currently enjoined as it makes its way through the State courts.

Governor: Mike DeWine (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 26 R, 7 D

State House: 67 R, 32 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Ohio.

OKLAHOMA

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LEGAL

for mothers.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Upon the overturn of Roe, two statutes prohibiting abortion for abortionists began to be enforced. The more stringent of the two, Okla. Stat. 63 § 1-731.4, provides penalties for abortionists of up to 10 years in prison and $100,000 fine. The law states that it “does not authorize the charging or conviction of a woman with any criminal offense in the death of her own unborn child.”

Self-managed abortion is technically illegal in Oklahoma according to Okla. Stat. 63 § 1-733. However, attorney general Gentner Drummond has shown no willingness to enforce the

prohibition and a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that self-managed abortion tripled in Oklahoma following the overturn of Roe.

Governor: Kevin Stitt (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 40 R, 8 D

State House: 81 R, 20 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

Former State Senator Joseph Silk filed the first bill to abolish abortion in Oklahoma in 2016. Silk filed subsequent abolition bills until he left the Senate in 2020. State Senator Warren Hamilton was elected in 2020, and picked up where Silk left off, filing the bill to abolish abortion in Oklahoma every year since.

The primary opposition to the abolition bill has come from National Right to Life Vice President Tony Lauinger, Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat (R), former State Senator Jason Smalley, and Senate Floor Leader Greg McCortney (R).

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OREGON

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LEGAL

Oregon has no limits on the murder of preborn children. In 2022, the State passed HB5202 which allocated $15 million for infrastructure that will aid mothers traveling to Oregon for abortions from neighboring states such as Idaho.

Governor: Tina Kotek (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 17 D, 12 R, 1 Independent

State House: 35 D, 24 R, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Oregon.

PENNSYLVANIA

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LEGAL

Pennsylvania law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Tom Wolf (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 27 R, 22 D, 1 Vacant

State House: 101 R, 99 D, 3 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Pennsylvania.

RHODE ISLAND

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LEGAL

Rhode Island law mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Daniel McKee (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 33 D, 5 R

State House: 65 D, 9 R, 1 Independent

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Rhode Island.

SOUTH CAROLINA

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LEGAL

South Carolina law allows abortion up until 22 weeks. A heartbeat bill passed by the state was struck down by the State Supreme Court in January 2023 for being “arbitrary.”

Governor: Henry McMaster (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 30 R, 15 D, 1 Independent

State House: 88 R, 36 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Jonathan Hill introduced the first bill to abolish abortion in South Carolina in 2021. In 2023, State Rep. Rob Harris filed House Bill 3549, the South Carolina Prenatal Equal Protection Act.

SOUTH DAKOTA

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LEGAL

for mothers.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Upon the overturn of Roe, South Dakota’s trigger law went into effect, banning abortion for abortionists but protecting self-managed abortion. The law specifies that only the person who “administers to any pregnant female or who prescribes or procures for any pregnant female” an abortion can be prosecuted. This means that the mother faces no legal penalty for performing her own abortion in South Dakota.

Governor: Kristi Noem (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 31 R, 4 D

State House:63 R, 7 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in South Dakota.

TENNESSEE

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LEGAL

for mothers.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Tennessee’s trigger law went into effect following the overturn of Roe. The law (Tenn. Code § 39-15-213) makes performing an abortion a class C felony for the abortionist. The law exempts mothers who perform their own abortions from any criminal liability: “This section does not subject the pregnant woman upon whom an abortion is performed or attempted to criminal conviction or penalty.” Tennessee women can still order abortion pills online and perform their own abortions without any possibility of legal ramifications.

Governor: Bill Lee (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 27 R, 6 D

State House: 75 R, 24 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Tennessee.

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TEXAS

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LEGAL

for mothers.

LEGAL

for abortionists.

Texas’ trigger law went into effect following the overturn of Roe. The law (Texas Health and Safety Code § 170A.002-4) makes performing an abortion a first degree felony for the abortionist. The law exempts mothers who perform their own abortions from any criminal liability: “This chapter may not be construed to authorize the imposition of criminal, civil, or administrative liability or penalties on a pregnant female on whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted.” Texas women can still order abortion pills online and perform their own abortions without any possibility of legal ramifications.

Governor: Greg Abbot (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 19 R, 12 D

State House: 86 R, 64 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt introduced the first bill to abolish abortion in Texas in 2017. Texas House State Affairs Committee Chair Byron Cook refused to give the bill a hearing.

Tinderholt also introduced the bill in 2019. Texas House Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Committee Chair Jeff Leach refused to give the bill a vote. In 2021, State Rep. Bryan Slaton became the primary author of the bill. Texas House Public Health Committee Chair Stephanie Klick refused to give the bill a hearing. Slaton has filed the bill again in 2023.

In addition to Cook, Leach, and Klick, pro-life organizations Texas Alliance for Life and Texas Right to Life have vociferously opposed the bill.

UTAH

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LEGAL

Utah’s trigger ban is currently enjoined as it goes through the State Courts. The trigger ban would make killing a preborn child a second-degree felony for abortionists, with exceptions for rape, incest, fetal abnormality, life of the mother, and health risk to the mother. Utah’s 18-week abortion ban is currently being enforced.

Governor: Spencer Cox (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 23 R, 6 D

State House: 61 R, 13 D, 1 Vacant

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Utah.

VERMONT

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LEGAL

Vermont law permits the murder of preborn children up until birth.

Governor: Phil Scott (R)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General:

State Senate: 22 D, 7 R, 1 Vermont Progressive Party

State House: 106 D, 38 R, 3 Vermont Progressive Party, 3 Independent

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Vermont.

VIRGINIA

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LEGAL

Virginia Code § 18.2-71 mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Glenn Youngkin (R)

Lieutenant Governor: Winsome Earle-Sears (R)

Attorney General: Jason Miyares (R)

State Senate: 22 D, 18 R

State House: 52 R, 48 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2022, abolitionists lobbied several Republican state senators and state delegates to sponsor the Abolition of Abortion in Virginia Act. While several legislators--including conservative-favorite Senator Amanda Chase--were sent copies of the draft to read, no legislator sponsored any bill to abolish abortion.

During the 2023 General Assembly session, Governor Youngkin's 15-week pain-capable bill and the "Hackworth Bill" (a "Life at Conception Act" that had a life-of-the-mother exception and gave mothers immunity to perform self-managed abortions) were sponsored in the General Assembly by pro-life Republicans. Republican State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, a practicing OB-GYN, tried to amend the 15-week bill to allow for abortions up to 24-weeks if the baby had "severe fetal abnormalities." All of these efforts failed to pass in the State Senate.

With 2023 being an election year for all 140 state legislators, thus far no incumbent legislator has expressed support for an abolition bill for the 2024 General Assembly session.

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WASHINGTON

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LEGAL

Washington law (WA RCW Chapter 9.02) mirrors the language of the Roe v. Wade decision. It makes abortion fully accessible through the first 24 weeks, and available even after that if the pregnancy has any possible negative impact on the mother’s health, including her mental health. Abortion is essentially completely legal up until birth.

Governor: Jay Inslee (D)

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Attorney General:

State Senate: 29 D, 20 R

State House: 58 D, 40 R

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

In 2019, State Rep. Matt Shea introduced the Abolition of Abortion in Washington Act.

WEST VIRGINIA

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LEGAL

for mothers.

Somewhat ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

West Virginia’s trigger ban (WV Code §61-2-8) went into effect upon the overturn of Roe. The law makes performance of an abortion a felony with a possible penalty of up to years for the abortionist. The law provides exceptions for rape, incest, and medical emergencies (WV Code

§16-2R-3). The law protects women who self-manage their abortions: “This section shall not be construed to subject any pregnant female upon whom an abortion is performed or induced or attempted to be performed or induced to a criminal penalty for any violation of this section as a principal, accessory, accomplice, conspirator, or aider and abettor.” This means that West Virginia women can order abortion pills online without any possibility of legal penalty.

Governor: Jim Justice (R)

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Attorney General:

State Senate: 31 R, 3 D

State House: 88 R, 12 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in West Virginia.

WISCONSIN

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LEGAL

for mothers.

ILLEGAL

for abortionists.

Wisconsin’s pre-Roe abortion ban (Wis. Stat. § 940.04) is currently in effect, making abortion illegal for abortionists from conception. Depending on the age of the preborn child, abortion could be a Class E or Class H felony for abortionists. Mothers are exempted from any penalty. This means that Wisconsin women can order abortion pills online without any possibility of legal penalty. Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul have challenged the law in court, but it currently is in effect.

Governor: Tony Evers (D)

Lieutenant Governor:

Attorney General: Josh Kaul (D)

State Senate: 21 R, 11 D, 1 Vacant

State House: 64 R, 35 D

(Information current as of March 1, 2023.)

No bill has been introduced to abolish abortion in Wisconsin.

WYOMING

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LEGAL

Wyoming’s trigger ban is currently enjoined while it goes through the State courts. The ban contains exceptions for rape, incest, life, and health of the mother. If the trigger ban is upheld in the State courts, it exempts the mother of the aborted child from all prosecution, making self- managed abortion legal in the State. While the ban is enjoined, abortion is legal for abortionists and mothers up to viability.