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May 24 2009

State Funding of Abortion under Medicaid for Rape

Posted by: TheForensicNurse in Education, Forensic Nurse Training, Laws, Prevention, Resources, Sexual Assaults, tags: , , , ,

       State Funding of Abortion Under Medicaid
State

 Life Endangerment, Rape and Incest

 Other Exceptions

 Funds All of Most Medically Necessary Abortions
 Alaska      Court Order
 Arkansas  X    
 Colorado  X    
 Delaware  X    
 Florida  X    
 Hawaii      Voluntarily
 Illinois      Court Order
 Iowa  X  Fetal Abnormality  
 Kentucky  X    
 Maine  X    
 Massachusetts      Court Order
 Minnesota      Court Order
 Missouri  X    
 Nebraska  X    
 New Hampshire  X    
 New Mexico      Court Order
 North Carolina  X    
 Ohio  X    
 Oregon      Court Order
 Rhode Island  X    
 South Dakota  *    
 Texas  X    
 Vermont      Court Order
 Washington      Voluntarily
 Wisconsin  X  Physical Health  
 Total  32 + DC    17

* State only pays for abortions when necessary to protect the woman’s life.

Source: Guttmacher Institute 2009

             Parental Involvement in Minors’ Abortions
 State

 Consent

 Notification

 Judicial Bypass

 Other Adult Relatives

 Medical Emergency

 Abuse, Assault, Incest or Neglect
 Alaska  ±          
 Arkansas  X    X    X  X
 Colorado    X  X    X  X
 Florida    X  X    X  
 Idaho  X    X    X  X
 Indiana  X    X    X  
 Kansas    X  X    X  X
 Louisiana  X    X    X  
 Michigan  X    X    X  
 Mississippi  Both Parents    X    X  
 Montana    ±        
 Nevada    ±      X  
 New Mexico  ±          
 North Dakota  Both Parents    X    X  
 Oklahoma  X  X  X    X  X
 Rhode Island  X    X      
 South Dakota    X  X    X  
 Texas  X    X    X  
 Virginia  X    X  X  X  X
 Wisconsin  X*    X*  X  X  X
 Total  27  16 34 6  33 14 

Source: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/health/aborlaws.htm

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