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Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay

Has Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Law

Biased Counseling and Mandatory Delay Law Unenforceable

32 states have laws subjecting women seeking abortions to biased counseling and/or mandatory delays: AK, AL, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, NE, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV.

7 of these laws are fully or partially unconstitutional and unenforceable: DE, KY, MA, MI, MT, SD, TN.

State	STATE SUBJECTS WOMEN SEEKING ABORTION TO:		LAW FULLY OR PARTIALLY UNENFORCEABLE
State	Biased Counseling	Mandatory Delay	Fully Unenforceable	Partially Unenforceable
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware		¹
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky	²
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts		¹
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Totals:	32	29	2	5

1	The law is unconstitutional & unenforceable only with respect to the mandatory delay.
2	The law is unconstitutional & unenforceable only with respect to the in-person receipt of the state-mandated information and materials provision.

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