Anti-Choice Legislation in State Legislatures
Clinic Access and Face Laws
Mandatory Delays
Partial Birth Abortion Bans
Medicaid Funding Restrictions
Parental Notification Requirements
Contraceptive Equity
EC in the ER
Pharmacy Access to EC
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
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
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Parental Consent and Notification for Abortion

Parental involvement laws, which require young women to obtain the consent of or notify one or both parents in order to obtain an abortion, force young women who are unable to comply with these requirements to delay obtaining appropriate medical care. Resulting delays can be much longer if young women seek to receive court approval for an abortion or travel out of state for an abortion, rather than meet parental involvement requirements.

The chart below indicates for each state whether or not a parental involvement law is in effect. These laws apply to young women under the age of 18, unless otherwise indicated. States in gray have not enacted a parental involvement law.

Alabama
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Alaska
Parental consent law enjoined or not enforced; Constitutionality of statute currently being challenged.
Arizona
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Arkansas
Consent of of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
California
Parental consent law enjoined or not enforced.
Colorado
Notice to one parent required. Notice can be to a grandparent or adult aunt or uncle if minor lives with that relative and not with a parent. Judicial bypass option available.
Connecticut
Delaware
Notice to one parent or grandparent or licensed health care professional required. Judicial bypass option available. Applies to minors under 16.
Florida
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available. Constitutionality of statute currently being challenged.
Georgia
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Hawaii
Idaho
Parental consent law enjoined or not enforced.
Illinois
Parental notification law enjoined or not enforced.
Indiana
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Iowa
Notice to one parent, or to grandparent if reason given to physician, required. Judicial bypass option available.
Kansas
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Kentucky
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Louisiana
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Maine
Consent of one parent or adult family member required, unless minor receives specified counseling. Judicial bypass option available.
Maryland
Notice to one parent required unless physician determines either: that notice may lead to physical or emotional abuse, that the minor is mature and capable of giving informed consent, or that notice would not be in the minor's best interest.
Massachusetts
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Michigan
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Minnesota
Notice to two parents required. Judicial bypass option available.
Mississippi
Consent of two parents required. Judicial bypass option available.
Missouri
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Montana
Parental notification law enjoined or not enforced.
Nebraska
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Nevada
Parental notification law enjoined or not enforced.
New Hampshire
Parental notification law enjoined or not enforced. Constitutionality of statute currently being challenged.
New Jersey
Parental notification law enjoined or not enforced.
New Mexico
Parental consent law enjoined or not enforced.
New York
North Carolina
Consent of one parent, or a grandparent with whom the minor has lived for 6 months, required. Judicial bypass option available.
North Dakota
Consent of two parents required. Judicial bypass option available.
Ohio
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Oklahoma
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available. Constitutionality of statute currently being challenged.
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Rhode Island
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
South Carolina
Consent of one parent or grandparent required. Judicial bypass option available.Applies to minors under 17.
South Dakota
Notice to one parent required. Judicial bypass option available. Applies to minors under 17.
Tennessee
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Texas
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Utah
If possible, notice to two parents is required. No judicial bypass option available.
Vermont
Virginia
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.
Washington
West Virginia
Notice to one parent required unless physician determines that the minor is mature enough to make the decision independently or that notification would not be in the minor's best interest. Judicial bypass option available.
Wisconsin
Consent of one parent or adult family member required. Judicial bypass option available.
Wyoming
Consent of one parent required. Judicial bypass option available.