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WHAT DO

THE FACTS

S AY? No parental notification

or consent laws

One or both parents

must consent

One or both parents

must be informed

Both parental consent

and notification required

Parental consent or notification

laws blocked

MT

AK

HI

AZ

NM

TX

OK

LA

AR

MS

NC

SC

GA

FL

OR

CA

NV

ID

NH

WA VT

WY

NE

SD

ND

MO WV

AL

TN

KY

IL IN OH

PA

VA

NY

ME

WI

IA

MN

KS

CO

UT

MI

NJ

DE

MD

CT

RI

MA

No mandatory waiting

period

Waiting period of less

than 24 hours

Waiting period of 24

hours or more

Waiting period law

blocked

MT

AK

HI

AZ

NM

TX

OK

LA

AR

MS

NC

SC

GA

FL

OR

CA

NV

ID

NH

WA VT

WY

NE

SD

ND

MO WV

AL

TN

KY

IL IN OH

PA

VA

NY

ME

WI

IA

MN

KS

CO

UT

MI

NJ

DE

MD

CT

RI

MA

Source: Guttmacher Institute, State Policies in

Brief, “An Overview of Abortion Laws,” July 1,

2018, http://www.guttmacher.org (accessed 7/18/18).

Abortion Rights

Today

The Court’s 1973 decision in

Roe v. Wade made abortion legal

throughout the United States.

How do abortion rights look

today? What do the numbers

say?

• Which states have
  the most restrictive
  policies concerning
  access to abortions?


• How do you think
  waiting periods and
  parental notification
  affect the number of
  abortions in a state?
  What about the
  number of abortions
  nationwide?

Think about it

Parental Consent Laws for Abortions for Minors

Pre-Abortion Mandatory Waiting Period Laws

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