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    ALABAMArAnKing: 19

    Alabaa aiais s laws pcig w ad h ub, such

    as ifd cs ad paal cs quis. Hwv, i

    lags bhid h sas i laws lad bihics ad d-f-lif

    issus. Ad ulik h ajiy f sas, Alabaa ds pc

    h fd f cscic f ay halhca pvids, failig v

    pc physicias wh d wish pf paicipa abis.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Alabama requires that a woman be given a 24-hour reection period before a physician

    ay pf a abi ad quis sh b ifd f h isks f ad alaivs

    abi, h pbabl gsaial ag f h ub child, ad h pbabl aaical

    ad physilgical chaacisics f h child a h i f h abi.

    Alabaa als quis a abi pvid pf a ulasud pi a ab-

    i ad pvid h wa wih a ppuiy viw h ulasud, alg wih a

    sa-spsd vidap ad wi aial dailig sucs f public ad piva

    supp, adpi agcis, fal dvlp, abi hds, ad h fahs lgal

    spsibiliis.

    th sa quis abi pvids sa i hi pid aials ha i is illgal f

    s cc a wa i havig a abi.

    o pa us cs bf a physicia ay pf a abi a i ud

    h ag f 18. A i ay bai a judicial bypass f his qui by dsa-

    ig sh is au ad wll ifd ugh ak h w dcisi ha abi

    is i h bs iss.

    Alabaa phibis public fuds f big usd f abis ulss h pcdu is

    cssay psv h lif f h wa h pgacy is h sul f ap i-

    cs.

    th sa phibis gaizais ha civ sa fuds f usig hs fuds

    provide abortion counseling or to make referrals for abortion. The Alabama Ofce of

    Ws Halh ay advca, p, hwis advac abi abi-

    facis.

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    Alabama denes abortion and reproductive health centers as hospitals and requires

    ha hy licsig quis ad iiu halh ad safy sadads i such

    areas as personnel qualications, records maintenance, admission requirements, abor-

    i pcdus, ps-paiv ca, ad ifci cl. Abi pvids us

    aiai adiig pivilgs.

    oly a physicia licsd by h sa pacic dici spahy ay pf

    a abi.

    Alabama offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet pregnancy

    ca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa aiais a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h -

    pig f ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th

    asu quis abi pvids p sh- cplicais.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Alabama denes a person under the homicide and assault laws to include the unborn

    child in utero a ay sag f dvlp.

    Alabama also denes a nonfatal assault on an unborn child as a criminal offense.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis wh a viabl ub child is killd

    hugh glig ciial ac f ah.

    Alabama has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    Alabaa has acd a Baby mss law ud which a h lgal guadia wh

    is uabl ca f a wb ifa ay ayusly ad safly lav h ifa i h

    care of a responsible person at a hospital, police station, re station, or other prescribed

    lcai.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Alabaa aiais laws gadig hua clig dsuciv by sach.

    th sa pvids s guidac gadig paag f child cad hugh as-

    sisd pduciv chlgis.

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    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Alabama does not have a specic statute criminalizing assisted suicide. However, under

    h sas c law, assisd suicid ais a ci.

    HeALTHCArerigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Participation in Abortion:

    Alabaa culy pvids pci f h ighs f cscic f halhca p-

    vids.

    Participation in Researc harmful to human Life:

    Alabaa culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids whcsciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Alabaa csidd asus baig abi ad adig h sa csiui

    dene human being. The state also considered measures clarifying its denition of

    dical gcy, adig a xisig law quiig a ulasud bf abi,

    ad ppsig h fdal Fd f Chic Ac. Cvsly, Alabaa csidd abill which wuld hav xpd cacpi f abi-lad gulais.

    The state also considered a measure dening child to include an unborn child for

    pupss f h sas wgful dah laws, as wll as a asu caig a buabl

    psupi f guil f xpsig a child in utero a clld subsac if bh h

    h ad h child s psiiv f h sa clld subsac.

    o h bihics f, Alabaa csidd asus baig dsuciv by -

    sach ad hua clig f all pupss.

    Alabaa iducd a bill pvidig cphsiv igh f cscic pci f

    halhca pvids, isiuis, ad pays.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALABAMA

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Enhancements such as

    information on fetal pain or

    coercion

    Parental Involvement

    Enhancements such as

    notarized consent or

    identication requirements

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion Funding

    Further prohibitions on use of

    public and family planning

    funds

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Abortion Bans

    Enforceable ban on

    partial-birth abortion or

    delayed enforcement law

    Regulation of AbortifacientsRegulation of RU-486

    and other abortifacients

    PCCs Support State funding for PCCs

    Abortion ReportingReporting on non-surgical

    abortions

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Statutory prohibition on wrongful

    birth lawsuits

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    Americans United for Life

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on all human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DERBan on state funding of DER &

    funding of ethical alternatives

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted SuicideStatutory ban on assisted

    suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    ALASKArAnKing: 39

    Dspi ccd ffs v h las sval yas ac

    a law quiig paal ivlv bf abi, i-

    s ad hi pas a sill wihu pci i Alaska.

    Fuh, hua clig ad dsuciv by sach a

    cplly ugulad i h sa. thus, uch ais

    b d i Alaska pc bh w ad h ub.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Alaska aiais a abi ifai wbsi ad quis w skig abi

    cify i wiig ha a physicia pvidd h wih ifai h fllwig: fal

    dvlp, vaius abi pcdus, pssibl isks ad cplicais assciad

    with abortion and childbirth, eligibility requirements for medical assistance benets,

    child supp ds, ad cacpiv pis.

    th sa icluds ifai abu h abi-bas cac lik i h ducaial

    aials a wa us civ pi abi.

    th Alaska Sup Cu has did h Alaska Csiui pvids f a bad-

    igh abi ha ds h fdal Csiui. As a sul, h Alaska Ay

    Gal has issud piis ha laws which qui ha ly licsd physicias p-

    f abis ad which sk ips iial halh ad safy gulais ab-

    i cliics a ucsiuial ad ufcabl.

    Alaska axpays a quid fud dically cssay abis. this qui-

    ssially quas fudig abi--dad i ligh f h U.S. Sup

    Courts broad denition of health in the context of abortion.

    Alaska liis h pfac f abis licsd physicias.

    Pi h FDAs Augus 2006 aci allwig Pla B b disibud v h cu,

    Alaska had acd a law allwig phaaciss disps gcy cacpi

    directly to women without a prescription. Under that law, a pharmacist must rst be ap-pvd by a physicia advac pacic us ad by h Alaska Phaacy Bad.

    Alaska aiais a fcabl abi pig law, bu h asu ds qui

    h pig f ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC).

    th asu applis bh sugical ad sugical abis.

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    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    A ub child a ay sag f dvlp is csidd a spaa vici f ud,

    aslaugh, ad ciially glig hicid.

    Alaska als ciializs faal assauls h ub.

    Alaska allws wgful dah (civil) acis ly wh a ub child is b aliv

    fllwig a glig ciial ac ad dis haf.

    Alaska aiais a Baby mss law, which pvids iuiy f a pa wh lavs

    an unharmed infant no more than 21 days old with a police ofcer, medical provider,

    hspial ply, gcy svics psl, ay ps h pa blivs will

    ac i h ifas bs is.

    Alaska quis halhca pfssials p suspcd paal dug xpsuwh h is suggsi f dug abus us duig pgacy.

    Alaska provides for stillbirth certicates. The person required to le a fetal death reg-

    isai shall advis h h ad h fah, if ps, ha h/sh ay qus h

    preparation of a certicate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Alaska aiais laws gadig hua clig, dsuciv by sach, as-

    sisd pduciv chlgis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Alaska law specically prohibits assisted suicide. Under the law, assisting a suicide

    csius aslaugh.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Participation in Abortion:

    Alaska law pvids ha ps hspial ay b quid paicipa i a ab-

    i.

    Hwv, subsqu cu dcisis hav awd h pci f hspials. Cu-

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    ly, scaia hspials buil pad wih public fuds ay fus ff

    pvid abis.

    Participation in Researc harmful to human Life:

    Alaska culy pvids pci f h ighs f cscic f halhca p-vids wh csciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by

    sach, h ial fs f dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Alaska enacted a measure providing for stillbirth certicates. The measure provides that

    the person required to le a fetal death registration shall advise the mother and the father,

    if present, that he/she may request the preparation of a certicate of birth resulting in

    sillbih.

    th sa bga h pcss pu a paal ivlv asu h 2010 ball.

    th sa csidd lgislai baig paial-bih abi ad quiig paal

    cs bf a is abi. I als csidd a asu quiig ha w b

    cusld h pai a ub child ay fl duig a abi.

    Alaska csidd lgislai adig a xisig law allwig f h lgal abad-

    f ifas ud cicusacs ha su hi halh ad safy.

    Alaska did csid ay asu lad bihics halhca ighs f c-scic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ALASKA

    Sort-term

    PrioritiesAdditional Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent Reection period

    Parental Involvement Parental consent or notice

    State Rights & Policies

    Constitutional amendment

    declaring no state right to

    abortion

    Abortion Funding Limits on state funding ofabortion

    Abortion Provider

    RequirementsAbortion clinic regulations

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients Regulation of RU-486

    PCCs Support State funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

    Law permitting action for death

    of unborn child

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    Born-Alive Infant ProtectionLaw requiring care for child who

    survives an abortion

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on all human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DERBan on state funding of DER &

    funding of ethical alternatives

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    ArizOnArAnKing: 22

    Wih h appi f Ja naplia as Scay f Hlad

    Security, the Arizona legislature was nally able to capitalize on an

    opportunity to enact life-afrming legislation without fear of unwar-

    ad v. th lgislau k full advaag f his ppuiy,

    acig uus p-lif billsicludig ifd cs -

    quis ad a ba paial-bih abibh f which had

    b vd ulipl ccasis by f-Gv naplia.

    ABOrTiOn:

    twy-fu hus pi a abi, a wa us civ ifai abu h

    au f h pcdu, h idia ad lg- isks f abi, h isks f child-

    bih, alaivs h pcdu, ad h pbabl gsaial ag ad aaical ad

    physilgical chaacisics f h ub child. W us als civ ifai

    about medical assistance benets, the fathers liability for child support, and that public

    ad piva agcis a availabl assis h wa. this w law is culy ud

    lgal challg.

    W us als b ifd ha i is illgal f a ps iiida cc a

    wa i havig a abi.

    o pa us cs bf a physicia ay pf a abi a i ud

    h ag f 18. tha cs us b i wiig ad aizd. A i ay bai ju-

    dicial bypass f his qui by dsaig sh is au ad capabl f givig

    ifd cs ha a abi (wihu paal cs) is i h bs iss.

    Aizas law als icluds vidiay sadads f judicial bypass haigs ad p-

    hibits a parent from refusing nancial support as a means to coerce a minor into having

    a abi.

    th Aiza Sup Cu has ccludd sa axpays us cv h css f d-

    ically cssay abis, iplicily cgizig a bad sa csiuial igh

    abi ha pvidd by h U.S. Csiui.

    Aiza phibis gaizais ha civ sa fuds f usig hs fuds p-

    vid abi cuslig akig fals f abi.

    A wa ay bai a abi a ay uivsiy faciliy ud h juisdici f

    h Aiza Bad f rgs ulss h pcdu is cssay sav h lif.

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    I 1999, Aiza acd cphsiv abi cliic gulais i dic sps

    h agic ad pvabl dah f Lu A H a a Phix abi cliic. th

    gulais a lagly basd a pcls dvlpd by abi pvids ad

    abi advcacy gups.

    oly physicias licsd i h sa ay pf sugical abis.

    Aiza phibis paial-bih abi.

    Aiza has b dicd ipl a Chs Lif lics plas pga, wih h

    proceeds benetting organizations providing abortion alternatives.

    th sa aiais a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h -

    pig f ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th

    asu applis bh sugical ad sugical abis ad quis abi pvid-

    s p sh- cplicais.

    Halh isuac cpais ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cv-

    ag f cacpivs. th pvisi icluds a xpi s aw ha i xcluds

    h abiliy f s plys ad isus wih al ligius bjcis f x-

    cisig h xpi.

    LegAL PrOTeCTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Arizona law denes the killing of an unborn child at any stage of development as man-

    slaugh.

    The state denes nonfatal assaults on the unborn as criminal offenses.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis wh a viabl ub child is killd

    hugh a glig ciial ac.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    Aiza aiais a Dagus Cis Agais Child Ac, which allws f h

    pscui f a wa f paal dug abus ha causs ha ijuy h ub

    child. The woman could be specically charged with child abuse and/or drug transfer

    a i ud 12 yas f ag. th sa fuh quis halhca pfssials

    p suspcd paal dug xpsu.

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    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Aiza quis halh pfssials ify pais i h scd is f pg-

    acy f pis lad s clls caid i h ubilical cd bld af h

    dlivy, ad pis f dai sag i a faily d bakig pga.

    Aiza phibis axpay fudig f hua clig ad dis spcial ax cdis

    iis gagd i dsuciv by sach. th sa als aiais a s cll

    sach sudy ci.

    Aiza aiais laws gadig assisd pduciv chlgis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Aiza has acd a sau ha xpssly phibis assisd suicid. Ud his law,

    assisd suicid is csidd aslaugh.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Participation in Abortion:

    Aiza law pcs halhca pvids wh csciiusly bjc paicipai

    i abis. Ud his law, halhca pvids us bjc i wiig ad bjcis

    us b basd al ligius blifs.

    A phaacy, hspial, halhca pfssial is quid paicipa i p-

    vid a abi, abi dicai, gcy cacpi, ay dici

    dvic idd ihibi pv iplaai f a filizd gg.

    Participation in Researc harmful to human Life:

    Aiza culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh c-

    sciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Aiza acd a ub f p-lif asus his sssi, icludig a ba paial-

    bih abi; ifd cs quis; a asu liiig h pfac f

    sugical abis physicias; a asu quiig wi, aizd paal cs

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    bf a i bais a abi; ad a asu phibiig a ps f ccig a

    wa i havig a abi.

    Aiza als acd lgislai pvidig ha a phaacy, hspial, halhca p-

    fssial is quid paicipa i pvid a abi, abi dicai,

    gcy cacpi, ay dici dvic idd ihibi pviplaai f a filizd gg.

    th sa acd w asus ad xisig d-f-lif saus: Fis, phibi

    a duciary or trustee whose license has been revoked from serving as an agent under a

    halhca pw f ay ulss h ps is lad h picipal; ad, scd,

    qui h cu giv appid guadias auhiy wihhld wihdaw lif

    sustaining treatment, including articial food and hydration. The second measure fur-

    h cad a buabl psupi i fav f h pvisi f fd ad hydai if

    no advance directive exists, and provided clarication for the process and standard of

    viw bu ha psupi.

    Aiza csidd lgislai xpig cacpi f abi-lad laws.

    th sa did csid ay lgislai lad bihics halhca ighs f

    cscic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ARIZONA

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed ConsentEnforceable ultrasound

    requirement

    Parental Involvement

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion Funding

    Constitutional amendment

    prohibiting taxpayer funding ofelective abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients Regulation of RU-486

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Statutory prohibition on wrongful

    birth lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on all human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER

    ART & IVF

    Any medically-appropriate

    regulationof ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted SuicideCombat attempts to legalize

    assisted suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    Providers

    Comprehensive ROC protection

    (outside context of abortion)

    Protection for InstitutionsComprehensive ROC protection

    (outside context of abortion)

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    ssay psv h was lif h pgacy suld f ap ics.

    Akasass cphsiv abi cliic gulais apply ay faciliy i which

    h piay fuci is h willful iai f pgacy. th gulais pscib

    minimum health and safety standards for the building or facility, stafng, and clinic ad-

    iisai. Abi pvids us aiai adiig pivilgs.

    oly a ps licsd pacic dici i h sa f Akasas ay pf a

    abi.

    Akasas psssss a fcabl abi phibii shuld h U.S. Csiui b

    amended or certain U.S. Supreme Court decisions be reversed or modied.

    Akasas phibis paial-bih abi.

    Hspials us pvid sxual assaul vicis wih ifai abu gcy c-acpi. Hwv, a idividual pvid ay ass bjcis basd ligius

    al blifs.

    Akasas has ipld a Chs Lif lics pla pga, dicig h p-

    cds gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu ap-

    plis bh sugical ad sugical abis ad quis abi pvids p

    sh- cplicais.

    Akasas quis isuac cpais ad plys pvidig pscipi cvag

    als pvid cvag f cacpi. Cvag f gcy cacpi is

    specically excluded. The state provides an exemption to employers or insurers with a

    csciius bjci cacpivs.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Under Arkansas law, the killing of an unborn child after 12 weeks of gestation is dened

    as a f f hicid.

    th sa als ciializs faal assauls h ub.

    Akasas allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah (civil) lawsuis wh

    a viabl ub child is killd hugh h gligc ciial ac f ah.

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    Ud h Child mala Ac, glc icluds paal dug us ha causs

    h child b b wih a illgal subsac i his h sys a dug-lad halh

    pbl. mv, such s suls ay b usd as vidc f glc i subsqu

    lgal pcdigs.

    I 2007, Akasas allcad $5 illi v w yas xpad subsac abus a- svics f pga w ad w wih child.

    Arkansas allows a woman who loses a child after 20 weeks gestation to seek a certi-

    cate of birth resulting in stillbirth, which is led with the state registrar.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Akasas bas bh clig--pduc-child ad clig-f-bidical-sach.

    Fis lvid f vilaig h ba a dsigad f h gal vu.

    Akasas aiais laws gadig dsuciv by sach.

    Arkansas mandates articial insemination procedures be done by a physician. In addi-

    i, h sa quis isuac cvag fin vitro filizai.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Assisd suicid is a fly i Akasas.

    HeALTHCArerigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Akasas law pcs halhca pvids wh csciiusly bjc paicipaig

    i abis.

    Ud h law, halhca pvids ca b subjc civil liabiliy h ciia-

    y aci f hi fusal paicipa i abis.

    I addii, hspial is quid pi a abi wihi is faciliy.

    Akasas pvids s pci f h civil ighs f phaaciss ad phaacis.

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    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Akasas culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh

    csciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Akasas acd a asu phibiig paial-bih abi.

    The state also enacted a measure dening neglect to include the presence of an illegal

    subsac i a wbs bld ad piig h us f such s suls as vidc f

    glc i subsqu lgal pcdigs.

    Akasas acd w asus visig saus lii h pw f h Sa

    Dpa f Hua Svics as cusdia f wihhldig lif-susaiig awihu xpss cu appval, ad claify d--suscia pcdus f usig

    faciliy plys.

    th sa csidd a asu quiig halhca faciliis pvid ifai

    abu ad accss gcy cacpi, wihu xcpis.

    Akasas csidd a asu adaig halh isuac cvag f in vitro fil-

    izai.

    th sa did csid ay lgislai lad halhca ighs f cscic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ARKANSAS

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed ConsentPenalties for failure to comply

    with informed consent law

    Parental Involvement

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion Funding

    Prohibition on use of state funds

    for abortion counseling orreferrals

    Prohibition on use of state

    facilities for abortion

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Abortion Bans Ban on sex-selective abortions

    Regulation of Abortifacients

    PCCs Support State funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Statutory prohibition on wrongful

    llife lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant ProtectionStatutory protection for infants

    who survive abortion

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    CALifOrniArAnKing: 49

    th halh ad wlfa f is ad ub child cius b a

    isk i Califia. Dspi uus aps v h las sval yas,

    i has paal ivlv law. Ad whil h sa phibis clig-

    -pduc-child, i sill allws clig f sach pupss ad i

    dicly fuds dsuciv by sach. ev aduls a cssa-

    ily saf i Califia, wih h sa aiaiig a law quiig physicias

    pvid aial assisac pais wishig sav ad/ dhyda

    hslvs dah.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Califia quis, pi a abi, a wa b ifd f h au f h ab-

    i pcdu, pssibl isks ad cplicais, abi alaivs, ps-pcdu

    dical svics, ad faily plaig ifai.

    A law quiig a physicia hav h cs f pa a cu d pi p-

    fig a abi a i (ud h ag f 18) has b dclad ucsiuial

    by h Califia Sup Cu.

    th Califia Sup Cu has fud h sa csiui pvids a bad igh

    abi ha ds h U.S. Csiui.

    th sa als aiais a Fd f Chic Ac. th Ac adas h igh

    abi i Califia v ifRoe v. Wade is eventually overturned, specically provid-

    ig []vy wa has h fudaal igh chs ba a child chs ad

    bai a abi ad []h sa ay dy if wih a was igh

    chs bai a abi pi h viabiliy f h fus, wh h abi is

    cssay pc h lif halh f h wa.

    th Califia Sup Cu has adad ha axpays pay f dically cs-

    say abis f w ligibl f sa dical assisac.

    Califia quis abi cliics udiay sadads f pai ca, quip-

    ment, and stafng.

    oly licsd physicias ad sugs ay pf sugical abis.

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    egcy s a quid pvid sxual assaul vicis wih ifai abu

    ad accss gcy cacpi.

    th sa allws phaaciss disps gcy cacpi dicly ad wih-

    u a pscipi.

    Califia pvids dic fudig pgacy ca cs.

    Halh isuac plas ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cvag

    f cacpi. th pvisi icluds a xpi s aw i xcluds h abiliy

    f s plys ad isus wih al ligius bjcis f xcisig i.

    Califia pcs fd f accss abi cliics ad has sablishd pc-

    dus f ivsigaig ai-pduciv-ighs cis.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Since 1970, California law has dened the killing of an unborn child after the embryonic

    sag (sv igh wks) as a f f hicid.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis ly wh a ub child is b aliv

    fllwig a glig ciial ac ad dis haf.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    Califia aiais a Baby mss law, ud which a h lgal guadia wh is

    uabl ca f a wb ifa ay ayusly ad safly lav h ifa i h

    care of a responsible person at a hospital, police station, re station, or other prescribed

    lcai.

    Califia fuds dug a pgas f pga w ad wbs.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Califia bas clig--pduc-child, bu xplicily allws ad fuds clig-f-bidical-sach. thus, i is a cl-ad-kill sa.

    Califia widly fuds byic s cll sach ad hua clig. Ppsii

    71, a ball iiiaiv passd i 2004, has cad a csiuial igh gag i hu-

    a clig sach. I als cad a public bdy issu $3 billi i bds fud

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    byic s cll sach ad h csuci f hua clig faciliis.

    Califia has acd lgislai laig h phibii f hapuic isia-

    i us f sp i assisd pduciv chlgis (Art) if h sp d is

    fud aciv f HIV HtLV-1. I als gulas isuac cvag f Art.

    Califia pvids ha ach idividual udgig filiy a us b ifd

    f all pssibl pis f uusd bys. I als dails pssibl dispsiis f -

    bys blgig idividuals cupls wh di, spaa, divc, fail pay s-

    ag fs. Ciial law phibis h us f bys usid h paas f ha c-

    s.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Califia xpssly phibis assisd suicid by sau. I 1996, h nih Cicui

    Cu f Appals uphld h fly chag ha accpais his phibii.

    Hwv, i 2008 h sa acd a asu ha, whil xplicily lgalizig as-

    sisd suicid, quis physicias cusl hi pais hw d hi livs.

    If pais lc sav ad/ dhyda hslvs dah, h physicia us, if

    qusd, pvid aial assisac by pscibig sdaivs.

    Califia has add is dical schl cuiculu quis iclud isuc-

    i pai aag ad d-f-lif issus.

    HeALTHCArerigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Califia culy pvids lgal pci f idividual halhca wks ad pi-

    va halhca isiuis ha csciiusly bjc paicipaig i abis. P-

    ci als xds dical ad usig suds. Hwv, his pci ds

    apply i dical gcis.

    th sa pvids s pci f h civil ighs f phaaciss ad phaacis.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Califia culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh

    csciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

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    h fs f uhical dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Califia acd lgislai cgizig Spb 2009 as Pai Awass mh

    if halhca pvids f h d f ffciv pai aag.

    Califia csidd a asu lad ifd cs, as wll as a asu x-

    padig h i i which a ifa ca b lgally liquishd. Califia als csid-

    d a asu laig subsac abus by pga w.

    Cvsly, h sa csidd a asu quiig sxual assaul vicis civ i-

    fai abu ad accss gcy cacpi, as wll as a asu lad

    piva isuac cvag f abi.

    th sa csidd a asu pig dsuciv by sach. I als csid-d lgislai gulaig assisd pduciv chlgis.

    Califia was f h ly sas his sssi addss hua gg havsig, c-

    sidig a bill ha wuld hav quid ay advis skig cy dai (as-

    sciad wih h dlivy f filiy a) cai a ic laig h p-

    ial halh isks assciad wih hua gg dai.

    Califia csidd a dacia asu quiig phaaciss disps -

    gcy cacpi wihu gad ay hical, al, ligius bjcis.

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    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Parental Involvement Parental consent or notice

    State Rights & Policies Repeal of state FOCA

    Abortion FundingProhibitions on state funding

    for abortion

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients Regulation of RU-486

    PCCs Support

    Abortion Reporting

    Mandatory reporting law for both

    surgical and nonsurgical

    abortions

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal HomicideAmend existing law to protect

    unborn child from conception

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Prohibitions on wrongful life and

    wrongful birth lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER

    Constitutional amendment

    prohibiting state funding of DER

    and human cloning

    ART & IVF Any medically-appropriateregulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted SuicideCombat efforts to legalize

    assisted suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    Providers

    Comprehensive ROC

    protection

    (especially pharmacists)

    Protection for InstitutionsComprehensive ROC

    protection

    Protection for PayersComprehensive ROC

    protection

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    I 2009, Clad was h ly sa ak a cu f h U.S. Cgss

    and act to protect its citizens from genetic discrimination. Specically,

    h sa acd lgislai pvig gic ifai f big

    usd dy accss halhca isuac mdica suppl i-

    suac cvag.

    ABOrTiOn:

    A physicia ay pf a abi a i ud h ag f 18 uil a las

    48 hus af wi ic has b giv h pas, ulss h pas waiv h

    ic qui h i dclas sh is a vici f abus by a pay ild

    ic ad h abus has b pd by h physicia.

    th Clad Csiui phibis public fuds f big usd pay f a abi

    xcp wh h abi is cssay psv h was lif. Hwv, a fdal

    court has declared this provision, along with two related statutes, in conict with federal

    law. Culy h sa phibis public fuds f big usd f abis ulss h

    pcdu is cssay psv h lif f h wa h pgacy is h sul

    f ap ics.

    Sa faily plaig fuds a phibid f gig gaizais ha pvid

    abi svics.

    th Clad Ay Gal has issud a pii saig ha gup halh isuac

    pvidd f sa plys us xclud cvag f abi.

    oly licsd physicias usig accpd dical pcdus ay pf abis.

    Hspials us pvid sxual assaul vicis wih ifai abu gcy c-

    acpi, ad phaacis us ps a ic wh -pscipi gcy c-

    acpi is u f sck. Hwv, hspials a quid pvid h ca-

    cpivs, ad idividual pvids ay ass bjcis basd up ligius al

    blifs.

    Clad has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig

    f ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu

    applis bh sugical ad sugical abis.

    Clad quis isus pvidig pscipi dug cvag f idividual ad sall

    plys ff cacpiv cvag.

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    Colorado denes contraception as a medically accepted drug, device, or procedure

    usd pv pgacy, ffcivly pvig sa abi gulais f apply-

    ig cacpi.

    Colorado requires death certicates indicate whether a woman was pregnant at the time

    f h dah.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Acis by a hid pay dsigd iially, kwigly, cklssly, wih x-

    idiffc ia ap ia a wa's pgacy a a fly

    i Clad. Hwv, h law ds cgiz h ub child as h scd (ad

    spaa) vici f such a ci.

    Clad allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah (civil) lawsuis wh

    a viabl ub child is killd hugh h gligc ciial ac f ah.

    In its denition of child abuse or neglect, Colorado includes instances where an infant

    ss psiiv a bih f a clld subsac. th sa als fuds dug a

    pgas f pga w ad wbs.

    Women must be informed of the availability of stillbirth certicates and be given the op-

    i qus fllwig a iscaiag sillbih.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Clad aiais laws gadig dsuciv by sach, hua clig,

    assisd pduciv chlgis.

    Hwv, ud h Adul S Clls Cu Fud, h sa has s sadads f h

    cllci f ubilical cd bld f hs hspials paicipaig i dai pgas.

    Voluntary nancial contributions to the Fund may be designated on state income tax

    fs ad a accu f h pcds has b cad i h sa asuy.

    Clad has acd lgislai pvig gic ifai f big usd dy

    accss halhca isuac mdica suppl isuac cvag.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Clad law xpssly ciializs assisd suicid. Assisig a suicid is csidd

    aslaugh.

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    Clad pcs dical cagivs f liabiliy f aslaugh wh pscibig

    adiisig pscipis f palliaiv ca ially-ill pais. Hwv, h

    sau ds pi assisd suicid.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    A hspial saff b ps assciad wih plyd by a hspial wh bjcs

    i wiig ad ligius al guds ay b quid paicipa i di-

    cal pcdus ha sul i abi.

    A hspial is quid adi a wa f h pups f pfig a abi.

    Piva isiuis ad physicias ad hi ags ay fus pvid cacpivs

    ad ifai abu cacpivs basd up ligius csciius bjcis.

    I addii, cuy ad ciy plys ay fus ligius guds pvid fa-

    ily plaig ad bih cl svics.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Clad culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh

    csciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Clad acd a lgsadig sici phibiig hs wh pf abis

    f civig sa faily plaig fudig.

    Colorado modied its denition of contraception, listing it as a medically acceptable

    dug, dvic, pcdu usd pv pgacy. th law was passd su

    ha sa abi gulais a applid h pvisi f cacpi.

    Clad als acd lgislai pvig gic ifai f big usd

    dy accss halhca isuac mdica suppl isuac cvag.

    th sa acd a d-f-lif asu pvidig f a hspic palliaiv ca ii

    sudy.

    th sa did csid ay asus lad halhca ighs f cscic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLORADO

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed ConsentInformed consent law with

    reection period

    Parental InvolvementAmend parental notice law to

    require parental consent

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion Funding

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations

    Abortion BansEnforceable ban on partial-birth

    abortion

    Regulation of Abortifacients

    PCCs Support Funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting Reporting law for complications

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal HomicideLaw protecting unborn child

    from conception

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful LifeLawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Ccicu law allws clig-f-bidical-sach, bu

    clig--pduc-child, akig i a cl-ad-kill sa. r-

    sachs ca cl hua lif, bu hy ca allw i suviv.

    th sa als pis dsuciv by sach.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Ccicu law quis all w csidig abi civ cuslig h yp

    f abi pcdu b usd ad h discf ad isks ivlvd i ha pc-

    du.

    I addii cuslig h yp f abi pcdu ad h ih isks, is

    us als civ ifai h alaivs abi ad public ad piva ag-

    cies that can provide assistance to them. Further, a qualied counselor must discuss the

    pssibiliy f h i ivlvig a pa h adul i h dcisi.

    th Ccicu Sup Cu has did h sa csiui pcs h igh

    a abi as a fudaal igh ad a ga x ha h U.S. Csiui.

    th sa aiais a Fd f Chic Ac. th Ac adas h igh abi

    v ifRoe v. Wade is eventually overturned, specically providing [t]he decision to

    ia a pgacy pi h viabiliy f h fus shall b slly ha f h pg-

    a wa i csulai wih h physicia.

    Ccicu axpays a quid fud dically cssay abis, hi-

    cally mandating funding for most abortions given the U.S. Supreme Courts broad de-

    ii f halh i h cx f abi.

    Ccicu adas ha abi cliics udiay halh ad safy sa-

    dads. th gulais pscib iiu sadads f h buildig faciliy, pai

    dical sig, ad h aiac f pai cds.

    Ccicu liis h pfac f abis licsd physicias

    Hospitals must inform sexual assault victims about emergency contraception and provide

    the drug upon request (unless there is a positive pregnancy test). A hospital may contract

    with an independent medical professional to provide services related to emergency contra-

    ception.

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    Connecticut offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet preg-

    acy ca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu ap-

    plis bh sugical ad sugical abis ad quis abi pvids psh- cplicais.

    Halh isuac plas ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cvag

    f cacpi. Cai xpis apply ligius plys gaizais.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Connecticut denes as a crime an assault on a pregnant woman resulting in "the termina-

    tion of pregnancy that does not result in live birth." The law recognizes an afrmative

    dfs if h dfda did kw ha h vici was pga a h i f h as-saul.

    Ccicu allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah (civil) lawsuis

    wh a viabl ub child is killd hugh h gligc ciial ac f ah.

    th sa fuds dug a pgas f pga w ad wbs.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Ccicu phibis clig--pduc-child. Hwv, i pis dsucivby sach ad clig-f-bidical-sach, advacig ad fudig hs d-

    suciv ad ial pacics.

    Ccicu gulas assisd pduciv chlgis a dg. oly pss ci-

    ed to practice medicine in the state of Connecticut may perform articial insemination.

    th sa quis h pvisi f ifai hw pas ca liquish disps

    f hi Art-cad bys. I addii, h sa gulas paag f child c-

    ated through ART, stating that an identied or anonymous sperm or egg donor has no

    right or interest in any child born as a result of articial insemination.

    Ccicu quis halh isus iclud cvag f ifiliy, icludig in vitro

    filizai.

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    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Ccicu has acd a sauy phibii assisd suicid. Assisig a suicid

    csius aslaugh.

    HeALTHCArerigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Ud Ccicu law, ps is quid paicipa i ay phas f a abi

    agais his h judg ligius, al, philsphical blifs.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Ccicu culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids whcsciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Ccicu acd lgislai quiig dic ca usig h saff hav au-

    al aiig i pai cgii ad h adiisai f pai aag chiqus.

    Cvsly, h sa csidd lgislai allwig physicia-assisd suicid.

    th sa als csidd asus blsig ifd cs ad paal ivlv-.

    Ccicu did csid ay asu lad bihics halhca ighs f

    cscic.

    In January, Connecticut led a contingent of states ling a lawsuit against federal regula-

    is issud ud Psid Gg W. Bush guaaig halhca fd f c-

    scic. th cas, Connecticut v. United States of America, is culy sayd bf h

    fdal cu f h Disic f Ccicu.

    I ocb, a sa csiuial challg Ccicus laws phibiig assisd

    suiced was led.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONNECTICUT

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed ConsentComprehensive informed

    consent with reection period

    Parental InvolvementMandatory parental notice or

    consent

    State Rights & Policies Repeal of state FOCA

    Abortion Funding

    Constitutional amendment

    banningstate funding of abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal HomicideLaw protecting unborn child

    from conception

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant ProtectionLaw requiring care for infants

    who survive abortions

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human CloningRepeal of laws permitting any

    form of human cloning

    DER Repeal of laws permitting DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Dlawa law ds pvid f h pscui f hid pais wh kill iju a

    ub child.

    Dlawa allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah (civil) lawsuiswh a viabl ub child is killd hugh h gligc ciial ac f ah.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Dlawa aiais laws lad hua clig dsuciv by sach.

    Dlawa dclas, i gad assisd pduciv chlgy (Art), a d is h pa f h sulig child. I als pvids ha cs f ciud Art is wih-

    daw up disslui f a aiag.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Assisd suicid is a fly i Dlawa.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Dlawa law pvids ha ps ca b quid paicipa i ay dical p-

    cdus ha sul i a abi.

    Hspials a quid pi abis wihi hi faciliy.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Dlawa culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids whcsciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

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    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Delaware considered a measure requiring parental notication before a minors abortion.

    I als csidd a asu pvidig a bubbl z aud halh ca faciliis,

    ciializig y i ha aa by sidwalk cusls dsas.

    Dlawa did csid ay acis lad bihics halhca ighs f c-

    scic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DELAwARE

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed ConsentComprehensive informed

    consent with reection period

    Parental InvolvementLift policy against enforcing

    parental notice law

    Amend parental notice law to

    require parental consent

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion FundingBan on use of state funds for

    abortion counseling or referrals

    Ban on use of state facilities for

    abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of AbortifacientsRegulation of RU-486 and

    other abortifacients

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Law protecting unborn child

    from

    conception

    Law protecting unborn from

    nonfatal assaults

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    DiSTriCT Of COLUMBiA

    Ulik h ajiy f sas, h Disic f Clubia has law lgal dcisi phibiig

    assisd suicid. oh hua lif issus als ai uuchd, such as basic pcis f

    w ad ub child f h has f abi ad gulai f hua clig ad

    dsuciv by sach.

    ABOrTiOn:

    taxpay fuds ay b usd f abis ulss h abi is cssay p-

    sv h was lif h pgacy was h sul f ap ics. Hwv, i

    2009, h U.S. Hus f rpsaivs vd lif a 20-ya-ld ba h us f

    lcally-gad ax dllas f abis i h Disic f Clubia.

    I h Disic f Clubia, abis ay ly b pfd ud h dici f a

    licsd dical pacii.

    n abi ay b pfd af viabiliy ulss i is cssay psv h w-

    as lif halh.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    th laws f h Disic f Clubia d pvid f h pscui f hid pais

    wh kill iju a ub child usid h cx f abi.

    th Disic f Clubia allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah

    (civil) lawsuis wh a viabl ub child is killd hugh h gligc ciial

    ac f ah.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    th Disic f Clubia aiais laws lad hua clig, dsuciv -

    by sach, assisd pduciv chlgis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    th lgal saus f assisd suicid i h Disic f Clubia ais udid. I

    has acd a spcial sau phibiig assisd suicid, ad i ds cgiz

    c law cis. th is als judicial dcisi saig whh assisd suicid

    is a f f hicid ud D.C.s gal hicid laws.

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    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Individuals may notify their supervisors in writing of any procedures conicting withhi ligius hical blifs. Hwv, csciius bjci ay b xcisd

    if a pais safy is i jpady.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    th Disic f Clubia culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca

    pvids wh csciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv -

    by sach, h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    th U.S. Hus f rpsaivs vd lif a 20-ya-ld ba h us f lcally

    gad ax dllas f abis i h Disic f Clubia.

    th Disic f Clubia islf did csid ay asus lad abi, pc-

    i f h ub, bihics, d-f-lif issus, halhca ighs f cscic.

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    fLOriDArAnKing: 26

    I h las sval yas, Flida has ad sidsbh lgisla-

    ivly ad i h cus pc w ad is f h

    has f abi. th sa als ps dsuciv fs

    of stem cell research. However, Florida still does not specically

    ba hua clig dsuciv by sach, ad i ds

    pc halhca pvids wh csciiusly bjc such

    ial sach. Ufualy, i 2009 Flida csidd asus gulaig such pac-

    ics.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Pi a abi, Flida quis w civ al, i-ps cuslig gad-

    ig h au ad dical isks f abi ad pgacy ad h gsaial ag f h

    ub child. W us civ pid aials discussig pgacy svics ad

    alternatives, providing a fetal description, and discussing medical benets.

    Flida quis ic b giv pa 48 hus pi a abi a i

    agd 17 yas ld ad ud. nic ay b pvidd i ps, by lph, by

    ail. A judicial bypass chais is pvidd f is agd 16 yas ad ld. A

    judicial waiv ay b giv up a shwig f child abus sxual abus ad h

    cu us p such abus law fc. th is a xcpi f dical

    gcis, bu ic us sill b giv a pa wihi 24 hus f h abi.

    th Flida Sup Cu has fud h sa csiui pvids a bad igh

    abi ha ds h U.S. Csiui. Ud h auspics f his dcisi, Flida

    cus hav suck dw pi vsis f h sas ifd cs ad paal i-

    vlv laws.

    Flida phibis public fuds f big usd f abis ulss h pcdu is c-

    ssay psv h lif f h wa h pgacy is h sul f ap ics.

    Flida adas halh ad safy sadads f faciliis pfig abis af h

    rst trimester.

    oly physicias licsd by h sa i dici spahy hs physicias

    pacicig dici spahy ad plyd by h Uid Sas ay pf ab-

    is.

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    Flida pvids dic fudig pgacy ca cs, icludig faih-basd c-

    s.

    Florida also offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet pregnancy

    ca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    Flida has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu

    quis abi pvids p sh- cplicais ly f scd is

    abis.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Ud Flida ciial law, h killig f a ub child af quickig (disc-

    ible movement in the womb) is dened as manslaughter. A person causing the death of

    a ub quick child ay b chagd wih h sa lvl f ffs applicabl if hcduc had causd h dah f h pga wa. A ps ay b chagd wih w

    ffss if bh h pga wa ad h ub quick child a killd.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis ly wh a ub child is b aliv

    fllwig a glig ciial ac ad dis haf.

    Flida has acd a Baby mss law ud which a h lgal guadia wh is

    uabl ca f a wb ifa ay ayusly ad safly lav h ifa i h

    care of a responsible person at a hospital, police station, re station, or other prescribed

    lcai.

    The state denes substance abuse during pregnancy as child abuse under civil child-

    wlfa saus. th sa als fuds dug a pgas f pga w ad

    wbs.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Florida does not specically ban human cloning or destructive embryo research, but it

    ds ba fal xpiai.

    Flida law cuags h us f adul s clls, placal clls, ad ubilical cd

    bld i sach.

    Flida has acd laws ccig h saus f child ccivd hugh in vitro

    fertilization; establishing an expedited afrmation of parental status for gestational sur-

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    gacy; gvig h dai f ggs, sp, ad p-bys; ad quiig halh

    isuac cvag fin vitro filizai. eby adpi is icludd i a lisig f

    filiy chiqus.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    I Flida, assisd suicid is csidd aslaugh.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Ud Flida law, a hspial saff b, ps assciad wih plyd by a

    hspial, physicias ply, wh bjcs ligius al guds, is

    quid paicipa i ay dical pcdu ha suls i a abi.

    Cai idividuals, such as physicias, ay fus fuish ay cacpiv fa-

    ily plaig svic, supplis, ifai basd ligius ass.

    Hspials a quid pf abis.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Flida ds xpssly pc h ighs f cscic f all halhca pvids

    wh csciiusly bjc paicipai i pcdus h ha abi, such asdsuciv by sach ad hua clig.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Flida acd h Pscipi Dug miig Pga i us f c-

    lld subsacs, icludig hs usd f pai aag ad palliaiv ca, i a

    lcic daabas sys.

    Flida csidd asus sghig is paal ic law as wll as asus

    pig ulasud us bf abi.

    Cvsly, h sa csidd uilizig sa fuds xpad accss cacpi,

    icludig gcy cacpi, ad p is us.

    th sa csidd lgislai phibiig ay ps h ha a ay f -

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    civig cpsai f akig a fal a gg, sp, p-by d

    gsaial suga. th asu als phibid ay ps h ha a ay

    f advisig f, skig, a gg, sp, p-by d gsaial su-

    ga.

    Florida considered legislation requiring pharmacists to ll all prescriptions for contra-cpivs wihu dlay.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FLORIDA

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Comprehensive informed

    consent with reection period

    and appropriate penalties for

    noncompliance

    Parental Involvement

    State Rights & PoliciesAmendment declaring no state

    right to abortion

    Abortion FundingBan on use of state funds for

    abortion counseling or referrals

    Ban on use of state facilities for

    abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations beginning in rst

    trimester

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of AbortifacientsRegulation of RU-486 and

    other abortifacients

    PCCs Support

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Amend law to protect unborn

    child

    from conception

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

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    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Law requiring care for infant

    who

    survives an abortion

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    geOrgiArAnKing: 8

    Whil Ggia pvids s pci f h halh ad safy

    f w skig abis, i has y addss sval h i-

    pa lif issus. F xapl, Ggia ds ba dsuciv

    by sach hua clig, ad i ds gula assisd

    pduciv chlgis, bh c gaways ial ad

    uhical dical sach. I 2009, hwv, h sa acd lg-

    islai pvidig f by adpi, givig pas f cypsvd bys a sablishd

    pi h ha dsuci dai f sach.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Ggia quis ha, 24 hus pi a abi, a wa civ ifai h

    dical isks f abi ad pgacy ad h gsaial ag f h ub child. A

    woman must also receive information on medical assistance benets, child support, and

    h igh viw sa-ppad aial a sa-spsd wbsi.

    I addii, a wa us b ally ifd ha ifai fal pai is availabl

    h sa-spsd wbsi.

    A wa us als b ffd h ppuiy viw ay ulasud pfd as pa

    f h ppaai f h pcdu. Sa-dvlpd aials iclud suc if-

    ai f gaizais ha pvid ulasuds.

    A physicia ay pf a abi a uacipad i ud h ag f

    18 uil a las 24 hus af ic has b giv pa. th ic ay b

    giv i ps v h lph. A i ay bai a abi wihu paal

    ic if h pa has waivd ic h i scus a cu d saig ha sh

    is au ad wll-ifd ugh ak h w dcisi ha paal ic

    is i h bs is.

    Ggia law phibis axpay fuds f big usd pay f abis ulss h

    abi is cssay psv h was lif h pgacy is h sul f ap

    ics.

    Ggia ipss cusy adiisaiv quis abi cliics paig i

    h sa. Fuh, scd- ad hid-is abis us b pfd i hspials

    abulay sugical cs.

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    oly physicias licsd pacic dici ad sugy i h sa f Ggia ay

    pf abis.

    Ggia phibis paial-bih abis af viabiliy.

    Georgia offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet pregnancyca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig

    f ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu

    applis bh sugical ad sugical abis.

    Halh isuac plas ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cvag

    f cacpi. th is xcpi f ligius plys.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Ud Ggia ciial law, h killig f a ub child a ay sag f gsai is

    dened as a form of homicide.

    Ggia als aiais h ci f ficid by vhicl, akig h ub child a ay

    sag f dvlp a vici ud h sas hicid by vhicl law.

    Georgia denes nonfatal assaults on an unborn child as criminal offenses.

    Ggia allws pas ad h laivs big wgful dah (civil) lawsuis wha ub child is killd (af quickig) hugh h gligc ciial ac f

    ah.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Ggia aiais laws gulaig hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    assisd pduciv chlgis.

    Ggia aiais h nwb Ubilical Cd Bld Bak f psaal issu ad

    uid, thus encouraging the research of these promising cells.

    Ggia law pvids f by adpi.

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    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Ud Ggia law, assisd suicid is a fly.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    A ps wh bjcs i wiig paicipaig i abis ad whs bjcis a

    basd al ligius guds ay b quid paicipa i ay dical

    pcdu ha suls i a abi.

    A hspial, dical faciliy, physicia is quid adi a wa f h pu-

    ps f pfig a abi.

    th sa pvids s pci f h civil ighs f phaaciss ad phaacis.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Ggia culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh c-

    sciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Ggia acd lgislai pvidig f by adpi. Bh huss adpd a s-

    lui ppsig h h fdal Fd f Chic Ac.

    Georgia considered measures banning abortion and dening an unborn child as a per-

    s. Cvsly, h sa csidd asus pig gcy cacp-

    i.

    o h bihics f, h sa csidd lgislai baig hua clig f all

    pupss ad gulaig assisd pduciv chlgis. th sa als csidd a

    asu quiig halh isuac cvag f h diagsis ad a f ifil-iy.

    Ggia did csid ay asus lad halhca ighs f cscic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GEORGIA

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent Coerced abortion prevention

    Parental InvolvementAmend parental notice law to

    require consent

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion FundingBan on use of state funds for

    abortion counseling or referrals

    Ban on use of state facilities for

    abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations beginning in rst

    trimester

    Abortion BansSex-selective abortion ban or

    delayed enforcement law

    Regulation of AbortifacientsRegulation of RU-486 and

    other abortifacients

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion ReportingMandatory reporting of abortion

    complications

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on WrongfulBirth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    HAwAiirAnKing: 48

    Hawaii lacks h s basic pcis f w, ub

    child, ad h ially-ill. th sa fails pvid f

    ifd cs f abi, qui paal ivlv

    i a is abi dcisi, su ha abi cliics

    aiai iiu halh ad safy sadads. I als fails

    ba dsuciv by sach, hua clig, ad assisd

    suicid.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Hawaii has ifd cs paal ivlv law.

    th sa aiais a Fd f Chic Ac. th Ac adas h igh abi

    v ifRoe v. Wade is eventually overturned, specically providing that [t]he State shall

    dy if wih a fals igh chs bai a abi f a viabl

    fus a abi ha is cssay pc h lif halh f h fal.

    Hawaiia axpays a quid pay f dically cssay abis f w

    civig sa dical assisac.

    Hawaii aiais fcabl abi cliic gulais, bu ly licsd physi-

    cias, sugs, licsd spahic physicias sugs ay pf abis.

    Hawaii allws a phaacis pvid gcy cacpi w wihu

    a pscipi, pvidd h phaacis has a cllabaiv hapy ag wih a

    licsd physicia.

    Hawaii offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet pregnancy

    ca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC).

    Halh isuac plas ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cvag

    f cacpi. A xpi xiss f ligius plys.

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    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Hawaii ds pc ub child f big killd assauld by hid pais.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis wh a viabl ub child is killd

    hugh a glig ciial ac.

    Hawaii ds qui ha apppia dical ca b giv ifas wh suviv a

    apd abi.

    Hawaii has a Baby mss law, which allws a ps lav a uhad ifa

    more than 72 hours old at a hospital, re station, or police station and be immune from

    pscui f child abad. th pfssial civig h child us iqui

    i h childs dical hisy ad pvid ifai scial svics h ps

    liquishig h ifa.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Hawaii ds ba hua clig dsuciv by sach, ds i aiai

    ay aigful gulai f assisd pduciv chlgis.

    th sa ds, hwv, gula isuac cvag f assisd pduciv chl-

    gis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    th lgal saus f assisd suicid i Hawaii ais udid. th sa has

    acd a spcial sau phibiig assisd suicid, ad i ds cgiz c

    law cis. th is als judicial dcisi saig whh assisd suicid is a f

    f hicid ud Hawaiis gal hicid laws.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    Ud Hawaiia law, ps hspial is quid paicipa i abis.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Hawaii culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh c-

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    sciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Hawaii csidd asus phibiig paial-bih abi ad quiig paal -ic bf abi.

    th sa csidd sval bills pcig ub vicis f vilc, as wll as a

    bill quiig h pig f pssibl -dical dug alchl abus by a pga

    wa h Sa Dpa f Hua Svics.

    Cvsly, h sa csidd sval bills ugig hspial gcy s p-

    vid ifai abu ad accss gcy cacpi.

    Hawaii csidd asus gulaig assisd pduciv chlgis.

    th sa csidd lgislai dicig h sa dical bad qui physicia

    cliical paciis cpl w hus f ciuig dical ducai pal-

    liaiv ca vy fu yas. Hwv, Hawaii als csidd a ub f asus

    allwig physicia-assisd suicid.

    th sa als csidd halhca ighs f cscic lgislai pvidig cp-

    hsiv pci f halhca pvids, isiuis, ad pays.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR hAwAIII

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Comprehensive informed

    consent

    with reection period

    Parental Involvement Parental notice or consent

    State Rights & Policies Repeal of state FOCA

    Abortion Funding Prohibitions on state funding ofabortion

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations beginning in rst

    trimester

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal HomicideComprehensive protections for

    unborn victims of violence

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant ProtectionLaw requiring care for infant

    who survives an abortion

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Statutory prohibition on assisted

    suicide & combat efforts to

    legalize the practice

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    dclaig i is h public plicy f his sa ha all sa saus, uls ad csiu-

    ial pvisis shall b ipd pf, by all lgal as, liv childbih v

    abi.

    Hwv, a 1996 dcisi by h Idah Sup Cu has b ipd as ca-

    ig a sa csiuial igh abi ha is bad ha ha pvidd by h U.S.Csiui.

    Idah phibis public fuds f big usd f abis ulss h pcdu is cs-

    say psv h lif f h wa h pgacy is h sul f ap ics.

    Idah phibis piva isuac cpais f cvig abi, xcp i cass f

    lif dag.

    oly physicias licsd by h sa pacic dici ad sugy spahic

    dici ad sugy ay pf abis.

    Idah has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu

    pais bh sugical ad sugical abis.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Idaho denes the killing of an unborn child at any stage of gestation as homicide.

    Idaho denes a nonfatal assault on an unborn child as a criminal offense.

    Idah allws wgful dah (civil) acis wh a viabl ub child is killd hugh

    glig ciial ac.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Idah has acd laws gadig hua clig dsuciv by sach.

    Idaho mandates that only physicians perform articial insemination and regulates semen

    dai.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    I Idah, assisd suicid is a c law ci.

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    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    A physicia is quid pf assis i abis.

    nuss, dical chicias, hspial plys, ad physicia plys wh bjc

    ligius, al, psal guds a quid paicipa i abis. th

    bjci us b i wiig.

    A hspial, up a bjci f is gvig bad, is quid adi a wa

    pi h us f is faciliis f h pupss f pfig a abi.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Idah culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh csci-

    iusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach, h

    fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Idah did csid ay asus lad abi, pci f h ub,

    bihics.

    Idah csidd a asu pvidig ha ps shall b quid pvid f ayphaacuical ca dug ha vilas his h cscic.

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    RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IDAhO

    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent Counseling on fetal pain

    Parental Involvement

    Enhancements like notarized

    consent or identication

    requirements

    State Rights & Policies

    Constitutional amendment

    declaring no state right to

    abortion

    Abortion Funding

    Prohibition on use of state

    funds for abortion counseling or

    referrals

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations beginning in rst

    trimester

    Abortion Bans Delayed enforcement law

    Regulation of Abortifacients

    PCCs SupportDirect funding for PCCs and/or

    Choose Life license plates

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

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    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

    Born-Alive Infant ProtectionLaw requiring care for infant

    who survives an abortion

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DER Ban on state funding of DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management

    Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection

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    iLLinOiSrAnKing: 36

    I 2009, h Svh Cicui Cu f Appals jcd a chal-

    lg Illiis paal ic sau, dig fdal liigai

    ha has spad a dcad. Hwv, Illiis sill fails pvid

    aigful pci f w ad h ub f h has

    ih i abi..

    ABOrTiOn:

    Illiis law phibiig a physicia f pfig a abi a i ud h

    ag f 18 wihu pvidig 48 hus ic pa is pisd g i ffc, af

    ha a dcad f liigai.

    Illiis axpays a quid fud dically cssay abis, ssially fud-

    ing abortion-on-demand given the federal courts broad denition of health in the con-

    x f abi.

    Illiis phibis gaizais ha civ sa fuds f usig hs fuds pvid

    abi cuslig ak fals f abi.

    I h sa halh pla, Illiis pvids abi cvag ly wh a was lif is

    dagd.

    Illiis abi cliic gulais a uifly applid all f h sas abi

    cliics.

    oly physicias licsd by h sa f Illiis ay pf abis. A chipacs

    1978 challg Illiis qui was jcd.

    Illiis quis gcy s pvid ifai gcy cacpi

    sxual assaul vicis.

    Illiis has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig f

    ifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu

    quis abi pvids p sh- cplicais.

    Halh isuac plas ha pvid pscipi cvag us als pvid cvag

    f cacpi. A xpi is pvidd f ligius plys.

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    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Ud Illiis ciial law, h killig f a ub child a ay sag f gsai is

    dened as a form of homicide.

    Illinois denes a nonfatal assault on an unborn child as a crime.

    Illiis allws wgful dah (civil) acis wh a ub child a ay sag f dvl-

    p is killd hugh a glig ciial ac.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    Illiis aiais a Abadd nwb Ifa Pci Ac, Baby mss

    law, which icluds a phibii pvig pss accpig a ifa ud h Ac

    f publicly discussig h cicusacs suudig h ifas lgal sud.

    The state denes substance abuse during pregnancy as child abuse under civil child-

    wlfa saus. Illiis quis halhca pfssials p suspcd paal

    dug xpsu ad fuds dug a pgas f pga w ad wbs.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Ud h S Cll rsach ad Hua Clig Phibii Ac, Illiis pis

    ad fuds dsuciv by sach. Whil h Ac phibis clig--pduc-

    children, it specically allows for therapeutic cloningthus making it a clone-and-killlaw.

    th Ac als pvids $15 illi i gas f such dsuciv sach.

    th sa gulas isuac cvag f assisd pduciv chlgis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    I Illiis, assisd suicid is a fly.

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    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    By sau, Illiis pcs h civil ighs f all halhca pvids, whh idividu-als, isiuis, pays (public piva), wh csciiusly bjc paicipaig

    i ay halhca svics, icludig abi. th law icluds pci f dical

    ad usig suds, cusls, ad scial wks.

    Hwv, a 2005 excuiv od (ipld by f Gv rd Blagjvich)

    dicly has h bad applicabiliy ad h cphsiv pci pvidd by

    his sau. th od dads ha phaacis disps cacpivsicludig

    gcy cacpiwihu dlay. I h wds, a phaacis us p-

    vid gcy cacpi asf h pscipi, v if such a aci is a

    vilai f his h cscic. I ssc, phaacy ws wh disps ca-cpivs a adad pvid gcy cacpi dad.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    By sau, Illiis pcs h civil ighs f all halhca pvids wh csciius-

    ly bjc paicipaig i pcdus such as hua clig ad dsuciv by

    sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Illiis acd a asu ha xpads h ag ha a ifa ca b lgally liquishd

    f 72 hus 30 days.

    Illiis csidd a sa Fd f Chic Ac, bu als csidd a asu p-

    psig a fdal Fd f Chic Ac. Addiial asus csidd by h lg-

    islau icludd bills aid a pvidig a wa h ppuiy viw a ulasud

    f h ub child bf havig a abi.

    th sa csidd asus adaig isuac cvag f cacpi, bu i

    als csidd a bill phibiig h us f cai sa fuds f h fc f ayul ha fcs phaaciss phaacis pvid gcy cacpi.

    Illiis csidd a asu saig ha h sa is cid suppig -d-

    suciv s cll sach. I als csidd a asu lad h halh isuac

    cvag f ifiliy.

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    th sa csidd a asu dicig h Sa Dpa f Halhca ad Faily

    Svics dvlp a pdiaic palliaiv ca pil pga ud which a qualifyig

    child ay civ cuiy-basd pdiaic palliaiv ca f a aid idis-

    cipliay a whil ciuig pusu aggssiv cuaiv as f a p-

    tially life-limiting medical condition under the benets available under the Medicaid

    pga.

    Illiis did csid ay asus lad halhca ighs f cscic.

    I nvb f 2008, h Svh Cicui Cu f Appals vsd a lw cu ulig

    i Choose Life Illinois v. White, which had hld ha h sa acd ucsiuially i

    jcig a Chs Lif lics pla. La, h U.S. Sup Cu fusd viw

    h cas.

    o h h had, h Svh Cicui jcd a challg Illiis paal ic ac.

    However, in October 2009, a state law challenge to the law was led.

    I Morr-Fitz v. Quinn, a Illiis cicui cu jid h fc f a 2005 ex-

    cuiv od quiig phaaciss ad phaacis disps gcy cacp-

    i, gadlss f al csciius bjci.

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    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Comprehensive informed

    consent

    with reection period

    Parental Involvement

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion Funding Limits on state funding ofabortion

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Comprehensive abortion clinic

    regulations beginning in rst

    trimester

    Abortion Bans

    Regulation of Abortifacients Regulation of RU-486

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion ReportingReporting requirements for

    complications

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning Ban on human cloning

    DER Ban on DER

    State Funding of DERBan on state funding of DER

    and human cloning

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersRepeal of 2005 Executive Order

    Protection for Institutions Repeal of 2005 Executive Order

    Protection for Payers

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    inDiAnArAnKing: 13

    I 2009, Idiaa ciud ffs pc h ub by acig a

    ub vicis f vilc law ha pcs ub child f c-

    cpi. mawhil, Idiaa ds xplicily ba dsuciv by

    sach, bu i has bad all fs f hua clig ad sics h

    fudig ad pacic f dsuciv by sach.

    ABOrTiOn:

    Idiaa law quis a wa civ, a las 18 hus bf a abi, ifai

    abu h yp f abi pcdu b usd; h isks f ad alaivs ha pa-

    icula pcdu; h pbabl gsaial ag f h ub child; h isks assciad

    wih cayig h pgacy ; ad h a f h physicia wh will pf h

    abortion. Further, the woman must be told about state medical assistance benets; the

    fahs liabiliy f child supp; ad abi alaivs.

    Physicias us ify a pga wa f h availabiliy f fal ulasud ad fal

    ha ausculai svics a las 18 hus bf a schduld abi ad advis

    h ha sh ay viw h iags lis h ha .

    A physicia ay pf a abi a i ud h ag f 18 wihu h

    wi cs f pa a cu d.

    Idiaa fuds abis wh i is cssay psv h was lif physical

    halh h pgacy is h sul f ap ics.

    Idiaa phibis gaizais ha civ sa fuds f usig hs fuds pvid

    abi cuslig ak fals f abi.

    All faciliis pfig sugical abis us b licsd by h sa halh dpa-

    ad cphsiv halh ad safy sadads. Abi pvids i s

    Idiaa cuis us aiai adiig pivilgs.

    Indiana also requires that post-rst-trimester abortions be performed in a hospital or

    abulay upai sugical c.

    oly physicias licsd pacic dici i Idiaa ay pf abis.

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    Idiaa phibis paial-bih abi.

    Indiana offers Choose Life license plates, the proceeds of which benet pregnancy

    ca cs ad/ h gaizais pvidig abi alaivs.

    th sa has a fcabl abi pig law, bu ds qui h pig fifai h Cs f Disas Cl ad Pvi (CDC). th asu ap-

    plis bh sugical ad sugical abis ad quis abi pvids p

    sh- cplicais.

    Idiaa has a cacpiv quiy law, quiig halh isuac cvag f ca-

    cpi. n xpi is pvidd f plys isus wih a al ligius

    bjci cacpi.

    LegAL reCOgniTiOn Of THe UnBOrn AnD newLY BOrn:

    Under Indiana criminal law, the killing of an unborn child after viability is dened as a

    f f hicid.

    A ps wh, whil ciig ud fly ud, causs h dah f a child in

    utero may be sentenced to an additional xed term of imprisonment that is equal to the

    advisy sc f ud. this pvisi applis a ay sag f gsai.

    Indiana denes criminal assaults on a pregnant woman that result in miscarriage, still-

    bih, daag pgacy as a hacd ffs f scig pupss.

    th sa allws wgful dah (civil) acis ly wh a ub child is b aliv

    fllwig a glig ciial ac ad dis haf.

    The state has created a specic afrmative duty of physicians to provide medical care

    ad a b-aliv ifas a ay sag f dvlp.

    The state denes substance abuse during pregnancy as child abuse under civil child-

    wlfa saus.

    th Sa Dpa f Halh has b dicd dvlp a sys f gisy f

    sillbih ifai.

    BiOeTHiCS LAwS:

    Idiaa bas hua clig f ay pups.

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    Idiaa sics fudig f dsuciv by sach ad ly allws sach h

    x pid ud fdal law.

    Hwv, Idiaa ds gula assisd pduciv chlgis.

    enD Of Life LAwS:

    Idiaa xpssly phibis assisd suicid by sau. Assisig a suicid csius a

    fly.

    HeALTHCAre

    rigHTS Of COnSCienCe LAwS:

    Patcpato Aboto:

    A physicia, hspial, faciliy ply, saff b wh bjcs ligius, -al, hical guds is quid paicipa i abis.

    A private or religiously-afliated hospital is not required to permit the use of its facilities

    f h pfac f a abi.

    Patcpato rsach Hamul to Huma L:

    Idiaa culy pvids pci f h ighs f halhca pvids wh c-

    sciiusly bjc paicipai i hua clig, dsuciv by sach,

    h fs f ial dical sach.

    wHAT HAPPeneD in 2009:

    Idiaa acd a law pvidig ha a ps wh, whil ciig ud fly

    ud, causs h dah f a child in utero may be sentenced to an additional xed term

    f ipis ha is qual h advisy sc f ud. th asu als

    icasd h palis f pvidig a illgal abi.

    th sa als acd a asu quiig h Sa Dpa f Halh dvlp a

    sys f gisy f sillbih ifai.

    Idiaa csidd asus adig h sas ifd cs qui

    qui ha a wa civ ifai abu fal pai bf abi, as wll as

    udg a ulasud. th sa als csidd a asu quiig abi pvid-

    s hav adiig pivilgs a a lcal hspial. oh asus csidd ivlvd

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    wgful dah acis f ub child ad dis f aal subsac abus.

    Cvsly, h sa csidd a asu fcig phaaciss ad phaacis p-

    vid cacpi i a ily a.

    th sa did csid ay asus lad bihics d-f-lif issus.

    Idiaa csidd dacia lgislai quiig ha pscipis f cacpivs

    be lled without delay.

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    Sort-term

    Priorities

    Additional

    Goals

    ABORTION

    Informed Consent

    Enhancements such as

    counseling on fetal pain and

    coerced abortion prevention

    Parental Involvement

    Enhancements such as

    notarized consent or

    identication requirements

    State Rights & Policies

    Abortion FundingState funding limits consistent

    with Hyde Amendment

    Prohibition on the use of public

    facilities for abortions

    Abortion Provider

    Requirements

    Abortion BansSex-selective abortion ban or

    delayed enforcement law

    Regulation of Abortifacients Regulation of RU-486

    PCCs Support Direct funding for PCCs

    Abortion Reporting

    LEGAL RECOGNITION AND PROTECTION FOR UNBORN & NEwLy BORN

    Fetal Homicide

    Assault on Unborn

    Prohibitions on Wrongful

    Birth & Wrongful Life

    Lawsuits

    Permit Wrongful Death

    Lawsuits

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    Born-Alive Infant Protection

    Abandoned Infant Protection

    BIOEThICS

    Human Cloning

    DER

    State Funding of DERFunding of ethical alternatives

    to DER

    ART & IVFAny medically-appropriate

    regulation of ART

    END OF LIFE

    Assisted Suicide

    Pain Management

    Education

    RIGhTS OF CONSCIENCE

    Protection for Individual

    ProvidersComprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Institutions Comprehensive ROC protection

    Protection for Payers Comprehensive ROC protection