Here is something that took me about a minute to find. What's obvious, if you actually read it, is states have placed a plethora of restrictions on abortion, including banning abortion after viability.
GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE
An Overview of Abortion Laws
STATE POLICIES IN BRIEF
As of
MARCH 1, 2009
BACKGROUND: Since the Supreme Court handed down its 1973 decisions in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton, states
have constructed a lattice work of abortion law, codifying, regulating and limiting whether, when and under what
circumstances a woman may obtain an abortion. The following table highlights the major provisions of these state laws.
More detailed information can be found by selecting the table column headings in blue. Except where noted, the laws
are in effect, although they may not always be enforced.
HIGHLIGHTS:
Physician and Hospital Requirements: 38 states require an abortion to be performed by a licensed physician. 19
states require an abortion to be performed in a hospital after a specified point in the pregnancy, and 18 states require
the involvement of a second physician after a specified point.
Gestational Limits: 36 states prohibit abortions, generally except when necessary to protect the woman’s life or
health, after a specified point in pregnancy, most often fetal viability.
“Partial-Birth” Abortion: 15 states have laws in effect that prohibit “partial-birth” abortion. 4 of these laws apply
only to postviability abortions.
Public Funding: 17 states use their own funds to pay for all or most medically necessary abortions for Medicaid
enrollees in the state. 32 states and the District of Columbia prohibit the use of state funds except in those cases when
federal funds are available: where the woman’s life is in danger or the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest. In
defiance of federal requirements, South Dakota limits funding to cases of life endangerment only.
Coverage by Private Insurance: 4 states restrict coverage of abortion in private insurance plans to cases in which the
woman’s life would be endangered if the pregnancy were carried to term. Additional abortion coverage is permitted
only if the woman purchases it at her own expense.
Refusal: 46 states allow individual health care providers to refuse to participate in an abortion. 43 states allow
institutions to refuse to perform abortions, 16 of which limit refusal to private or religious institutions.
State-Mandated Counseling: 17 states mandate that women be given counseling before an abortion that includes
information on at least one of the following: the purported link between abortion and breast cancer (6 states), the
ability of a fetus to feel pain (8 states), long-term mental health consequences for the woman (7 states) or
information on the availability of ultrasound (6 states).
Waiting Periods: 24 states require a woman seeking an abortion to wait a specified period of time, usually 24 hours,
between when she receives counseling and the procedure is performed. 6 of these states have laws that effectively
require the woman make two separate trips to the clinic to obtain the procedure.
Parental Involvement: 34 states require some type of parental involvement in a minor’s decision to have an abortion.
22 states require one or both parents to consent to the procedure, while 10 require that one or both parents be notified
and 2 states require both parental consent and notification.
