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| State | Must Be Performed by a Licensed Physician | Must Be Performed in a Hospital If At | Prohibited At | Providers May Refuse to Participate | Waiting Period (In Hours) After Counseling | Parental Involvement Required for Minor |
| AL | X | Viability | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | 48 | Consent | |
| AK | X | Individual & Private Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | |||
| AZ | X | Viability | Viability | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent |
| AR | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of rape or incest) | Individual & Institution | 48 | Consent | |
| CA | Viability | Individual & Religious Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | |||
| CO | Notice | |||||
| CT | Viability | Viability | Individual | |||
| DE | X | Viability (with exception in case of fetal abnormality) | Individual & Institution | Notice (may be waived by specified health professionals in certain circumstances) | ||
| DC | ||||||
| FL | X | Viability | 24 weeks | Individual & Institution | Not in effect (temporarily enjoined by court order) | Notice |
| GA | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Notice | |
| HI | X (surgical abortions) | Viability | Individual & Institution | |||
| ID | X | Viability | Viability | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent |
| IL | X (surgical abortions) | Viability | Individual & Private Institution | Notice | ||
| IN | X | 20 weeks | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | 18 | Consent |
| IA | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | Not in effect (temporarily enjoined by court order) | Notice | |
| KS | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent | |
| KY | X | 2nd trimester | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent |
| LA | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent | |
| ME | X | Viability | Individual & Institution | |||
| MD | X | Viability (with exception in case of fetal abnormality) | Individual & Institution | Notice | ||
| MA | X (surgical abortions) | 24 weeks | Individual & Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | Consent | |
| MI | X | Viability (with exception in case of life endangerment only) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent | |
| MN | X | Viability | Individual & Private Institution | 24 | Notice (to both parents) | |
| MS | X (OB/GYNs only) | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent (from both parents) | |
| MO | X | Viability | Viability | Individual & Institution | 72 | Consent |
| MT | Viability (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | ||
| NE | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent | |
| NV | X | 24 weeks | 24 weeks | Individual & Private Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | |
| NH | Notice | |||||
| NJ | X (surgical abortions) | 14 weeks | Individual & Private Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | ||
| NM | X (surgical abortions) | Individual & Institution | Not in effect (permanently enjoined by court order) | |||
| NY | X (surgical abortions) | 24 weeks, exception in case of (1) mother’s health or life endangerment and (2) fetus cannot survive outside the womb | Individual | |||
| NC | X | 24 weeks | 24 weeks | Individual & Institution | 72 | Consent |
| ND | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent (from both parents) | |
| OH | X | 20 weeks | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent |
| OK | X | 2nd trimester | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | 72 | Consent and Notice |
| OR | Individual & Private Institution | |||||
| PA | X | Viability | 24 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | 24 | Consent |
| RI | 24 weeks (with exception in case of life endangerment only) | Individual | Consent | |||
| SC | X | 3rd trimester | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | 24 | Consent |
| SD | X | 24 weeks | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 72 (excluding weekends and annual holidays) | Notice |
| TN | X | Viability | Viability (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 48 | Consent |
| TX | X | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Private Institution | 24 | Consent and Notice | |
| UT | X | Viability (with exception in case of rape or incest or in case of fetal abnormality) | Individual & Private Institution | 72 (waived in cases of rape, incest, and fetal defect, or if the patient is younger than 15) | Consent and Notice | |
| VT | ||||||
| VA | X | 2nd trimester | 3rd trimester | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent and Notice |
| WA | X (surgical abortions) | Viability | Individual & Institution | |||
| WV | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | 24 | Notice (may be waived by specified health professionals in certain circumstances) | |||
| WI | X | Viability | 20 weeks (with exception in case of threat to the woman’s physical health) | Individual & Institution | 24 | Consent (may be waived by specified health professionals in certain circumstances) |
| WY | X | Viability | Individual & Private Institution | Consent and Notice |