kemmer wrote:
20 states are ready to ban all abortion regardless of rape, incest, or mother’s health. They just need the SCOTUS’s go-ahead.
38 states require an abortion to be performed by a licensed physician
19 states require an abortion to be performed in a hospital after a specific point in the pregnancy
17 states require the involvement of a second physician after a specific point
43 states prohibit abortion after a specific point in pregnancy, except when necessary to protect the woman's life
21 states have laws prohibiting "partial-birth abortions (three apply only to post-viability abortions)
16 states use their own funds to pay for all or most medically necessary abortions for Medicaid enrollees
33 states and the District of Columbia prohibit the use of state funds except when federal funds are available (where the woman's life is in danger or is the result of incest or rape)
12 states restrict abortion coverage in private insurance plans (most often limiting coverage for when a woma's life is in danger)
45 states allow individual health care providers to refuse to participate in an abortion
42 states allow institutions to refuse to perform abortions (16 of which limit regular to private or religious institutions
18 states require women be given counseling before an abortion that includes information on at least one of the following: the purported link between abortion and breast cancer (5 states), the ability of a fetus to feel pain (13 states), or long-term mental health consequences for the women (8 states)
25 states require a woman seeking an abortion to wait a period of time, usually 24 hours, between receiving counseling and the procedure (12 of these states have laws that require the woman to make two separate trips to the clinic to obtain the procedure)
37 states require some type of parental involvement in a minor's decision to have an abortion (27 states require one or both parents to consent to the procedure, and ten require that one or both parents be notified).