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Rewire News Group’s Legislative Tracker is an easily searchable database of the laws, people, organizations, and litigation involved in sexual and reproductive health and justice in the United States, as well as the connections among them. Primarily focused on the anti-choice universe, the database provides factual summaries of key topics, lawsuits, and laws. It is available for use by the public with credit to Rewire News Group.
Rewire News Group’s Legislative Tracker makes use of data from the Sunlight Foundation’s Open States project for legislature counts and legislator information.
AlabamaRepublicans 75 Democrats 28
Republicans 27 Democrats 8
Active Laws in the Database 8
Related to: Personhood, Religious Imposition, LGBTQ, Substance Abuse During Pregnancy, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Forced Ultrasound, Informed Consent, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements
AlaskaRepublicans 13 Democrats 7
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Insurance Coverage, Fetal Homicide, Personhood
ArizonaRepublicans 31 Democrats 29
Active Laws in the Database 14
Related to: Partial Birth Abortion Bans, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Fetal Tissue, Personhood, Later Abortion, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Admitting Privileges, Medication Abortion, LGBTQ, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans, Omnibus (multiple topics), Parental Involvement
ArkansasRepublicans 78 Democrats 22
Active Laws in the Database 22
Related to: Informed Consent, Medication Abortion, Genetic Anomalies, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, Substance Abuse During Pregnancy, Later Abortion, Omnibus (multiple topics), Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans, Fetal Homicide, Personhood, LGBTQ, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Parental Involvement, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, Insurance Coverage, 20-Week Bans
CaliforniaRepublicans 19 Democrats 58 Independent 1
Republicans 9 Democrats 31
Active Laws in the Database 5
Related to: Insurance Coverage, Crisis Pregnancy Centers
Colorado
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Fetal Homicide, Personhood, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only
ConnecticutRepublicans 54 Democrats 97
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Insurance Coverage
Delaware
Active Laws in the Database 2
Related to: Insurance Coverage
FloridaRepublicans 24 Democrats 16
Active Laws in the Database 10
Related to: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, LGBTQ, Admitting Privileges, Fetal Tissue, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Insurance Coverage, Later Abortion, Omnibus (multiple topics), Reporting Requirements, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Fetal Homicide, Forced Ultrasound, Physicians Reporting Requirements
GeorgiaRepublicans 60 Democrats 40
Republicans 34 Democrats 22
Active Laws in the Database 14
Related to: LGBTQ, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Parental Involvement, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Insurance Coverage, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion
IdahoRepublicans 28 Democrats 7
Active Laws in the Database 15
Related to: Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Partial Birth Abortion Bans, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Forced Ultrasound, Informed Consent, Medication Abortion, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, LGBTQ, Fetal Tissue, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, Insurance Coverage
Illinois
Active Laws in the Database 5
Related to: LGBTQ, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only
IndianaRepublicans 71 Democrats 29
Republicans 39 Democrats 11
Active Laws in the Database 14
Related to: Fetal Homicide, LGBTQ, Parental Involvement, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Medication Abortion, Informed Consent, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Insurance Coverage, 20-Week Bans, Forced Ultrasound, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Later Abortion, Omnibus (multiple topics), Reporting Requirements
Iowa
Active Laws in the Database 2
Related to: 20-Week Bans, Fetal Homicide, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling
KansasRepublicans 86 Democrats 39
Active Laws in the Database 16
Related to: LGBTQ, Informed Consent, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Personhood, Wrongful Birth, Omnibus (multiple topics), Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements
Kentucky
Active Laws in the Database 14
Related to: Medication Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, LGBTQ, Forced Ultrasound, Informed Consent, 20-Week Bans, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Parental Involvement, Substance Abuse During Pregnancy
LouisianaRepublicans 66 Democrats 31 Independent 3
Republicans 27 Democrats 11
Active Laws in the Database 27
Related to: Informed Consent, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Reporting Requirements, "Coercion" Tests, Fetal Homicide, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Parental Involvement, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, LGBTQ, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only, Pregnancy Exclusion, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion
Maine
Active Laws in the Database 10
Related to: Insurance Coverage
MarylandRepublicans 35 Democrats 65
Active Laws in the Database 2
MassachusettsRepublicans 22 Democrats 77 Independent 1
Republicans 3 Democrats 37
Active Laws in the Database 6
Michigan
Active Laws in the Database 10
Related to: LGBTQ, "Coercion" Tests, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Insurance Coverage
MinnesotaRepublicans 52 Democrats 48
Republicans 34 Democrats 31 Independent 2
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Insurance Coverage
MississippiRepublicans 37 Democrats 15
Active Laws in the Database 9
Related to: LGBTQ, Parental Involvement, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Insurance Coverage, Dilation and Evacuation Bans, Later Abortion, Medication Abortion, 20-Week Bans
Missouri
Active Laws in the Database 8
Related to: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Fetal Tissue, Omnibus (multiple topics), Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, LGBTQ, Admitting Privileges, Medication Abortion, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, "Coercion" Tests, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling
MontanaRepublicans 67 Democrats 33
Republicans 31 Democrats 19
Active Laws in the Database 6
Related to: Parental Involvement, Fetal Homicide, LGBTQ
Nebraska
Active Laws in the Database 4
Related to: Informed Consent, Medication Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion
NevadaRepublicans 9 Democrats 12
Active Laws in the Database none
New Hampshire
Active Laws in the Database 4
Related to: Fetal Homicide, Buffer Zones, Bubble Zones, and Clinic Access, LGBTQ
New JerseyRepublicans 16 Democrats 24
Active Laws in the Database none
New Mexico
Active Laws in the Database 1
Related to: LGBTQ
New YorkRepublicans 20 Democrats 43
Active Laws in the Database none
North CarolinaRepublicans 28 Democrats 22
Active Laws in the Database 7
Related to: LGBTQ, Fetal Tissue, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Informed Consent, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, Forced Ultrasound, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only, Insurance Coverage, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
North DakotaRepublicans 40 Democrats 7
Active Laws in the Database 7
Related to: Admitting Privileges, Informed Consent, Medication Abortion, Omnibus (multiple topics), Reporting Requirements, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, "Coercion" Tests, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Genetic Anomalies, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans, Physicians Reporting Requirements
Ohio
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Heartbeat Bans, Informed Consent, Omnibus (multiple topics), Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers
OklahomaRepublicans 81 Democrats 19
Active Laws in the Database 12
Related to: Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Fetal Homicide, Personhood, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only, LGBTQ, Informed Consent, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Parental Involvement, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion
OregonRepublicans 22 Democrats 38
Active Laws in the Database none
PennsylvaniaRepublicans 28 Democrats 21 Independent 1
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Insurance Coverage, Restrictions on Funding for Hormone Therapy and Gender Reassignment Surgery, LGBTQ
Rhode IslandRepublicans 10 Democrats 65
Republicans 4 Democrats 34
Active Laws in the Database 1
Related to: LGBTQ
South CarolinaRepublicans 30 Democrats 16
Active Laws in the Database 4
Related to: LGBTQ, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements
South Dakota
Active Laws in the Database 21
Related to: Reporting Requirements, Forced Ultrasound, "Coercion" Tests, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Personhood, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Informed Consent, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, LGBTQ, 20-Week Bans, Medication Abortion, Later Abortion, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Insurance Coverage, Sex- or Race-Selective Bans
TennesseeRepublicans 73 Democrats 24 Independent 1
Republicans 27 Democrats 6
Active Laws in the Database 22
Related to: LGBTQ, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Crisis Pregnancy Centers, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Personhood, Later Abortion, Forced Ultrasound, Heartbeat Bans, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Admitting Privileges
Texas
Active Laws in the Database 17
Related to: LGBTQ, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Informed Consent, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Insurance Coverage, Parental Involvement, Waiting Periods and Forced Counseling, Forced Ultrasound, 20-Week Bans, Admitting Privileges, Medication Abortion, Omnibus (multiple topics), Telemedicine Abortion Bans
UtahRepublicans 23 Democrats 6
Active Laws in the Database 10
Related to: Genetic Anomalies, Informed Consent, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Sex Ed and Abstinence Only, Forced Ultrasound, Medication Abortion, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, LGBTQ, Fetal Tissue, Personhood
VermontRepublicans 7 Democrats 18
Active Laws in the Database 1
Related to: Reproductive Health Awareness
Virginia
Active Laws in the Database 10
Related to: Substance Abuse During Pregnancy, Personhood, LGBTQ
WashingtonRepublicans 20 Democrats 29
Active Laws in the Database none
West Virginia
Active Laws in the Database 6
Related to: Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, Personhood, Medication Abortion, Telemedicine Abortion Bans, Parental Involvement, Physicians Reporting Requirements, Dilation and Evacuation Bans, 20-Week Bans, Later Abortion, Reporting Requirements
WisconsinRepublicans 21 Democrats 12
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Insurance Coverage, Funding Restrictions for Family Planning, 20-Week Bans, Informed Consent, Later Abortion, Physicians Reporting Requirements
WyomingRepublicans 51 Democrats 7 Independent 1
Active Laws in the Database 3
Related to: Physicians Reporting Requirements, Reporting Requirements, Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers, Forced Ultrasound, Fetal Tissue, Human Embryo and Fetal Research
Color Database includes all anti-choice bills introduced since the 2013 legislative session.
Looking for information about a particular law? This database contains an archive of legislation, including summaries and analyses of the bills. Currently, the database contains all of the anti-choice bills introduced in every state since 2013. As states introduce bills during the 2018 legislative session, we are adding them to the database. Be sure to check back periodically as Rewire will be updating and expanding the information in this database on a regular basis.
Start here if you’re looking for information about legislators who have authored, sponsored, or otherwise supported anti-choice legislation. Rewire Legislative Tracker has provided links that show how people are connected to specific laws. The database allows users to click through to a page for each person, with contact information, the person’s position or job description, and a list of legislation with which that person is associated. Rewire Legislative Tracker uses Open States (openstates.org) to provide basic information about legislators.
Many of the anti-choice bills proposed in recent years have been written and promulgated by national organizations with ties to the political Right. This database identifies bills that are based on “model” laws written by these organizations, and contains the names and descriptions of those organizations. It also lists the organizations involved in challenging various bills in court.s.
Want to know whether a particular law is being challenged in court? This database contains a summary of key legal cases related to anti-choice legislation along with links to relevant court filings and documents.
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