{"version":"2.0.0-rc3","protections":[{"name":"state_constitution_protections","type":"array","description":"Cutoff for state protections for abortion, including state constitutional protections (originating from state supreme court decisions or the approval of legislatively referred or constituent-led ballot initiatives); statutory protections making abortion a fundamental right under state law; and statutory protections creating anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion. Note that affirmative protections are not inherently bans. Cutoffs may include exceptions for rape, incest, fetal development, and/or threats to the health or life of the pregnant person. \n\nIf selected, the state constitution includes protections for abortion. \n\nLegislatively Referred = A state constitutional amendment (SCA) that protects  abortion originated from a ballot measure proposed by the state legislature and was approved by voters. \n\nConstituent-led = A state constitutional amendment (SCA)  that protects abortion originated from a ballot initiative secured by constituents and approved by voters. \n\nCourt Decision = A state constitutional protection for abortion originated from a state supreme court decision. Finding existing provision(s) of the state constitution include the right to abortion. \n\nState protections for abortion, include state constitutional protections (originating from state supreme court decisions or the approval of legislatively referred or constituent-led ballot initiatives); statutory protections making abortion a fundamental right under state law; and statutory protections creating anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.\n\n\n","options":["Legislatively Referred State Constitutional Amendment","Constituent-Led State Constitutional Amendment","State Supreme Court Decision"]},{"name":"state_statutory_protections","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, state law includes statutory protections for abortion, which often involve making abortion a fundamental right under state law and/or providing the right to abortion up to a certain point in pregnancy. The same or separate statute may also provide anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes,  as noted in the anti-discrimination tab.\n\nState protections for abortion, include state constitutional protections (originating from state supreme court decisions or the approval of legislatively referred or constituent-led ballot initiatives); statutory protections making abortion a fundamental right under state law; and statutory protections creating anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.\n"},{"name":"anti_discrimination_protections","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, state law prohibits government discrimination based on  pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.\n\nState protections for abortion, include state constitutional protections (originating from state supreme court decisions or the approval of legislatively referred or constituent-led ballot initiatives); statutory protections making abortion a fundamental right under state law; and statutory protections creating anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.\n"},{"name":"protection_notes","type":"string","description":"State protections for abortion, include state constitutional protections (originating from state supreme court decisions or the approval of legislatively referred or constituent-led ballot initiatives); statutory protections making abortion a fundamental right under state law; and statutory protections creating anti-discrimination protections for pregnancy outcomes, including abortion.\n"}],"abortion_bans":[{"name":"short_summary","type":"string","description":"A short summary of the state of abortion care in this area of the country."},{"name":"no_restrictions","type":"boolean"},{"name":"abortion_ban","type":"string","description":"Abortion ban refers to the most stringent ban in effect for each state. \n\nIf selected, state law includes one of the following abortion bans: \nNo Ban: the state has no gestational limit.\n\nTotal Ban: prohibits abortion at all stages of pregnancy. \n\nCardiac Activity Ban: prohibits abortion upon fetal cardiac activity. Because cardiac activity may be detectable starting around 6 weeks LMP, this is sometimes referred to as a 6-week abortion ban. \n\nFetal Viability Ban: the state prohibits abortion at potential fetal viability. Viability has no single formally recognized clinical definition, but is generally understood to refer to a point when  a fetus might survive outside the uterus. \n\nGestational Duration Ban: prohibits abortion at a specified gestational limit and is represented as weeks in the ‘Gestational Duration Ban - # Weeks Since LMP’ column.\n\n*Note this section does not include method or reason bans which are provided in separate sections. \n","options":["No Ban","Total Ban","Cardiac Activity Ban","Fetal Viability Ban","Gestational Duration Ban"]},{"name":"gestational_ban_weeks","type":"integer","description":"For states with gestational duration limits. The # provided is the most stringent in effect for each state and is represented as the number of weeks and days abortion may be legally provided absent exceptional circumstances.\n\nVarying language within the laws was normalized as Weeks Since Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and is used here as the marker for the gestational limit of the respective state. \n\nGestational duration (sometimes “gestational age”) is initially calculated from the first day of the LMP. Ovulation typically occurs mid-cycle, at about day 14 of the menstrual cycle, at which point fertilization (or “conception”) is most likely to occur. Implantation takes place anywhere between 6 and 12 days after ovulation. It most commonly occurs around day 6 after fertilization. Some states use some of these terms to define the commencement of pregnancy. \n\nWhere state laws use these terms regarding abortion limits, gestational durations listed here use the following adjustments to LMP:\n\n“Conception”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Fertilization”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Ovulation”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Implantation”: LMP+2.6 weeks  "},{"name":"gestational_ban_days","type":"integer"},{"name":"gestational_ban_combined","type":"string"},{"name":"de_facto_gestational_ban_weeks","type":"integer","description":"Represents the \"de facto\" gestational duration limit in practice in each state. In some circumstances this can conflict with what is written in the law. Non-numerical bans like \"cardiac activity,\" \"fetal viability,\" \"total bans,\" and \"no bans,\" are represented in numerical values reflecting bans at # weeks LMP. The # provided is the most stringent in effect for each state and is represented as the number of weeks and days abortion may be legally provided absent exceptional circumstances. \n\n\"0.0\" = Total Ban where abortion is completely banned with limited exceptions.\n\n\"99.9\" = No Ban where abortion is not restricted based on gestational duration or fetal development. \n\n\"6.0\" = Cardiac Activity Ban where abortion is banned based on fetal development of a \"fetal heartbeat,\" or when early electrical induced flickering of fetal tissue, may be detected in an embryo. This is generally interpreted to be a ban at around 6 weeks LMP with limited exceptions.\n\n\"24.0\" = Fetal Viability Ban where abortion is banned based on fetal development of \"fetal viability,\" or when a fetus may potentially survive outside the uterus. This is generally interpreted to be a ban at around 24 weeks LMP with limited exceptions.\n\nAny number deviating from the above = Gestational Age Ban where abortion is banned after a certain number of weeks of gestation with limited exceptions.\n\nVarying language within the laws was normalized as Weeks Since Last Menstrual Period (LMP) and is used here as the marker for the gestational limit of the respective state. \n\nGestational duration (sometimes “gestational age”) is initially calculated from the first day of the LMP. Ovulation typically occurs mid-cycle, at about day 14 of the menstrual cycle, at which point fertilization (or “conception”) is most likely to occur. Implantation takes place anywhere between 6 and 12 days after ovulation. It most commonly occurs around day 6 after fertilization. Some states use some of these terms to define the commencement of pregnancy. \n\nWhere state laws use these terms regarding abortion limits, gestational durations listed here use the following adjustments to LMP:\n\n“Conception”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Fertilization”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Ovulation”: LMP+2 weeks\n“Implantation”: LMP+2.6 weeks  "},{"name":"de_facto_gestational_ban_days","type":"integer"},{"name":"de_facto_gestational_ban_combined","type":"string"},{"name":"de_facto_notes","type":"string"},{"name":"ban_exceptions","type":"array","description":"If selected, the state has an abortion ban that contains one or more of the following exceptions: \n\nLife: Abortion is permitted to save the pregnant person’s life.\n\nHealth - Abortion is permitted if necessary to preserve the pregnant person’s health. \n\nA distinction is made between the following:\nHealth “Physical”: Physical health (excluding mental health), noting states, especially those with pre-viability abortion bans, limit health exceptions to cases where a person would suffer “substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function” and exclude concerns that the pregnant person would engage in self-harm as a result of being forced to continue a pregnancy.\n\nHealth “Any”: Unspecified health (which may include mental health)\n\nFetal Indication: In some states, exceptions may be granted based on the health or status of the fetus. The language of these exceptions varies including indications that are determined to be ‘serious’ or lethal for the fetus.\n\nRape/Incest: Exceptions may be granted in cases of rape or incest. Noting states may require reporting and/or providing evidence to law enforcement.\n\nAffirmative Defense: Some state abortion bans lack exceptions but identify situations (often limited to circumstances where the patient's life or health is endangered) that may be used as an affirmative defense in court to establish their conduct was permissible even though the action itself is illegal.  While this may sometimes be referred to as an “exception,” it is not a true exception because it forces the defendant to prove in court that they provided care according to conditions delineated as a possible affirmative defense in the abortion ban. Whereas an actual “exception” would prevent a defendant from being charged or sued in the first place.\n","options":["Life","Health - Physical","Health - Any","Fetal Indication","Rape/Incest","Affirmative Defense",""]},{"name":"exception_life","type":"boolean","description":"If true, abortion is permitted to save the pregnant person’s life."},{"name":"exception_health_physical","type":"boolean","description":"If true, abortion is permitted if necessary to preserve the pregnant person’s physical health. \n\nPhysical health (excluding mental health), noting states, especially those with pre-viability abortion bans, limit health exceptions to cases where a person would suffer “substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function” and exclude concerns that the pregnant person would engage in self-harm as a result of being forced to continue a pregnancy."},{"name":"exception_health_any","type":"boolean","description":"If true, abortion is permitted if necessary to preserve the pregnant person’s unspecified health (which may include mental health)."},{"name":"exception_rape_or_incest","type":"boolean","description":"If true, exceptions may be granted in cases of rape or incest. Noting states may require reporting and/or providing evidence to law enforcement."},{"name":"exception_fetal","type":"boolean","description":"If true, exceptions may be granted based on the health or status of the fetus. The language of these exceptions varies including indications that are determined to be ‘serious’ or lethal for the fetus."},{"name":"exception_affirmative_defense","type":"boolean","description":"If true, abortion is permitted in cases of affirmative Defense. Some state abortion bans lack exceptions but identify situations (often limited to circumstances where the patient's life or health is endangered) that may be used as an affirmative defense in court to establish their conduct was permissible even though the action itself is illegal.  While this may sometimes be referred to as an “exception,” it is not a true exception because it forces the defendant to prove in court that they provided care according to conditions delineated as a possible affirmative defense in the abortion ban. Whereas an actual “exception” would prevent a defendant from being charged or sued in the first place."},{"name":"ban_penalties","type":"array","description":"Provides criminal and civil penalties under the state’s most stringent abortion ban in effect, including: \n\nCriminal - Felony: punishable by imprisonment and fines. \n\nCriminal - Misdemeanor: punishable by jail time and fines. \n\nCivil  - Cause of Action: permits the pregnant person and/or family members to bring a lawsuit against the person who provided an abortion in violation of the ban. \n\nCivil - Professional Penalties: permits or requires state licensure boards to fine, suspend or revoke a health care providers license or other sanctions. \n\nAll penalties provided include a carve-out of the pregnant person from penalties unless indicated otherwise in the Abortion Ban - Additional Information column. These sections do not intend to capture the risk of pregnancy criminalization or account for potential prosecution under other laws.\n\n","options":["Civil - Cause of Action","Civil  - Professional Penalties","Criminal - Felony","Criminal - Misdemeanor"]},{"name":"abortion_ban_notes","type":"string"},{"name":"support_bans","type":"array","description":"If selected, the state either criminalizes the provision of abortion support to pregnant people, or allows civil cases to be brought by citizens against helpers. \n\nCriminal Support Ban: the state criminalizes the provision of abortion support to pregnant people. These laws may only apply to  those who assist young people (unemancipated minors as defined by state law). Support bans are also referred to as “travel bans,” as such laws seek to criminalize those who provide logistical, financial, or other support to people to access medication abortion or obtain abortion care in another state.\n\n\nCivil Support Ban: the state allows a private right of action for citizens to bring a civil claim against anyone who helps or provides support for an abortion. These may also be referred to as “bounty hunter laws” or  “Vigilante laws” as they incentivize citizens with monetary “bounty” if they succeed in suing someone under the law.  \n\n","options":["checked","Criminal Support Ban","Civil Support Ban"]},{"name":"reason_bans","type":"array","description":"Reason bans are a type of abortion ban based on the reason a person may seek abortion care. Reason bans include prohibitions on abortion sought because of race, sex, or fetal diagnosis.\n\nSex: State law prohibits abortion sought because of the sex of the pregnancy.\n\nRace: State law prohibits abortion sought because of the race of the pregnancy.\n\nDisability: State law prohibits abortion sought because of a fetal diagnosis \n","options":["Sex","Race","Disability"]},{"name":"reason_ban_notes","type":"string"},{"name":"method_bans","type":"array","description":"States have attempted to limit access to abortion after the first trimester by enacting restrictions on specific abortion methods including Dilation and Evacuation (D&E) and Dilation and Extraction (D&X). In addition, some states ban outdated methods that are no longer recommended or in use by the medical community.\n\nD&X: State law prohibits the use of the Dilation and Extraction (D&X) abortion method, which is commonly referred to in statute and by anti-abortion advocates as “partial-birth” abortion” which has no independent meaning as it is not a medical term, nor does it refer to a medical procedure.\n\n\nD&E: State law prohibits the use of dilation and evacuation (D&E) abortion method,which is the method most commonly used in the second trimester.\n\n\n","options":["D&X","D&E"]},{"name":"method_ban_notes","type":"string"}],"barriers":[{"name":"waiting_period_hours","type":"integer","description":" How long someone must wait between state mandated abortion counseling and obtaining the abortion.\n\n Note that states generally waive mandatory waiting period requirements in a medical emergency or when the pregnant person's life or health is threatened. \n'Barriers to care' are used here to mean state laws aimed to deter and make access to abortion more difficult and include waiting periods, in-person visits, ultrasound requirements, and biased counseling. \n"},{"name":"number_of_visits","type":"integer","description":"Two Separate Conditions:\n\n1 =  In-person visit required to obtain abortion care (the state requires the provision of medication abortion, or other requirements, are conducted in-person).\n\n2 = Abortion counseling or ultrasound must be obtained at the facility before the waiting period begins, requiring two trips to the clinic. \n\n'Barriers to care' are used here to mean state laws aimed to deter and make access to abortion more difficult and include waiting periods, in-person visits, ultrasound requirements, and biased counseling. \n"},{"name":"ultrasound","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state requires abortion providers to perform an ultrasound, offer the patient an opportunity to view an ultrasound, or offer to perform an ultrasound before abortion care is provided. \n\n'Barriers to care' are used here to mean state laws aimed to deter and make access to abortion more difficult and include waiting periods, in-person visits, ultrasound requirements, and biased counseling. \n\n\n"},{"name":"biased_counseling","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state requires health care providers to give patients seeking abortion specific information prior to receiving abortion care. This information is often biased and inaccurate, and is intended to discourage abortion.  \n'Barriers to care' are used here to mean state laws aimed to deter and make access to abortion more difficult and include waiting periods, in-person visits, ultrasound requirements, and biased counseling. \n\n'Barriers to care' are used here to mean state laws aimed to deter and make access to abortion more difficult and include waiting periods, in-person visits, ultrasound requirements, and biased counseling. \n\n"},{"name":"counseling_waived_condition","type":"string"},{"name":"barriers_notes","type":"string","description":"Contains Additional Information for Barriers to Care, which include: Waiting Period; Number of Visits; Ultrasound; and Biased Counseling. "}],"expanded_scope_of_practice":[{"name":"expanded_scope_of_practice","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state allows providers beyond physicians to provide abortion care, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, and other qualified medical professionals (through leg., regs, or attorney general opinions).  However, there may be limitations specific to the type of provider and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.\n"},{"name":"expanded_scope_of_practice_notes","type":"string"}],"minors":[{"name":"minors_age","type":"integer","description":"The age below which restrictions for minors apply. For the most part, these restrictions apply to minors under the age of 18. There are a few exceptions, however. If this field is null, there are no restrictions on minors' abortions currently being enforced. \n\n"},{"name":"parental_consent","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, then then the state requires a parent or parents must give permission for the minor to have an abortion. Some states require both consent and notification through separate laws.\n"},{"name":"number_of_parents","type":"integer","description":"Number of parents required for involvement either via \"consent\" or \"notification.\"\n\nNull = no parent required \n1 =  one parent\n2 = both parents\n\nMany, but not all states, have extended the definition of “parent” to include other adult guardians. If parents meeting the state’s definition cannot be located, a minor would often need to secure a judicial bypass. \n"},{"name":"parental_notification","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, then the state requires a parent or parents  be told beforehand of the minor's decision to have an abortion. Some states require notification 48 hours before, some require notification 24 hours before, and some just require \"before\".\n"},{"name":"parental_involvement_waiver","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state permits a provider to waive parental involvement, including consent or notification requirements based on the minor’s ability to consent to the abortion.\n\n*Note this section does not include parental involvement exception or waivers based on medical emergencies or a threat of harm to the minor.\n"},{"name":"minor_consent","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state either explicitly grants a minor the ability to consent to an abortion (through the law) or implicitly allows a minor to consent (because there is no law that expressly requires parental involvement or a parental involvement law was struck down). "},{"name":"judicial_bypass","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state permits a judge to excuse a minor from the required parental consent and/or notification. Judicial bypass is available in most states with restrictions. \n\n"},{"name":"identification","type":"array","description":"This section includes identification requirements some states require to establish parental consent for a minor’s abortion.\n\nGovernment Issued ID for Parent: Requires a government issued ID to verify identity.\n\nMinor Identification: Requires minor to verify identity through means broader than government issued identification. Ex. School ID.\n\nProof of Relationship: Requires proof of parenthood.\n\nConsent Notarization - Identity Verification: The parental consent form must be notarized, thereby requiring verification of the parent’s identity, which varies by state and may be established by a signed attestation.\n\nNo Identification Documents Specified: Parental consent requirements do not specify identification document requirements. \n","options":["Government Issued ID for Parent","Minor Identification","Proof of Relationship","No Identification Documents Specified","Consent Notarization - Identity Verification"]},{"name":"minors_notes","type":"string"}],"tmab":[{"name":"tmab","type":"array","description":"Telehealth for medication abortion, “TMAB” includes the use of virtual care for some or all of the patient interactions with a healthcare provider to receive medication abortion and can be direct-to-patient, site-to-site, or through a hybrid in-person/virtual care experience.\n\nAll Virtual Permitted: The provision of telehealth for medication abortion is permitted entirely through virtual care. \n\nAcross State Lines Permitted: state law includes protections for providers who utilize telemedicine to provide medication abortion across state lines to patients physically outside of the state. Permitting TMAB across state lines is a common component of Interstate Shield protections, which shield \"access state\" providers, patients, and people assisting in abortion from the reach of states that have banned abortion. *If a state permits TMAB across-state lines, the state also permits all-virtual TMAB within the state. \n\nHybrid: the provision of TMAB can be provided by Telehealth in part, but not in entirety, because of state-mandated policies requiring a patient to have an in-person interaction. \n\nProhibited: the state explicitly or implicitly prohibits TMAB. Explicit TMAB prohibition means the state explicitly bans the provision of TMAB. Implicit TMAB prohibitions exist when state restrictions, such as numerous in-person visit requirements, practically inhibit the ability of a provider to utilize Telehealth for any part of a patient’s abortion care process. \n\n","options":["All Virtual Permitted","Hybrid","Across State Lines Permitted","Prohibited"]},{"name":"tmab_prohibited","type":"boolean"},{"name":"tmab_notes","type":"string"}],"privacy_protections":[{"name":"privacy_protections","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state has enacted laws to protect data privacy with regard to health care information. \n\nData privacy protections include laws that prohibit the collection, sharing, and selling of health care information, which also often prohibit creating geofences around abortion clinics and may expand access to address confidentiality programs for abortion providers, helpers, and patients. \nWhile interstate shield laws, which shield \"access state\" providers, patients, and people assisting in abortion from the reach of states that have banned abortion, occasionally include these protections, states have also enacted standalone data privacy legislation.\n"},{"name":"privacy_notes","type":"string"}],"insurance":[{"name":"private_insurance_requirement","type":"boolean","description":"These states require private health plans regulated by the state  to cover abortion. \n\nThese requirements do not apply to self-insured plans (i.e. plans where the employer takes on all of the risk, instead of contracting with a health insurer). These self-insured plans are regulated at the federal level, so state laws often do not apply.  \n\n*Note states that neither require nor prohibit private insurance plans from covering abortion permit private insurers to determine whether to offer abortion coverage.\n"},{"name":"private_insurance_ban","type":"boolean","description":" If checked, the state prohibits private insurance plans from covering abortion. \n\nPrivate insurance here refers to non-self-insured plans (i.e. plans  where the employer takes on all of the risk, instead of contracting with a health insurer. These self-insured plans are regulated at the federal level, so state laws often do not apply. \n\n*Note states that neither require nor prohibit private insurance plans from covering abortion permit private insurers to determine whether to offer abortion coverage."},{"name":"private_insurance_exceptions","type":"array","description":"If selected, the state's ban on private insurance coverage for abortion contains one or more of the following exceptions:\n\nLife: despite other restrictions, the state allows private insurance coverage for cases where abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person’s life.\n\nHealth Endangered: despite other restrictions, the state allows private insurance coverage for abortion when there is a threat to the health of the pregnant person, which is often limited to substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.\n\nFetal Indication: despite other restrictions, the state allows private insurance the plan to cover abortion in cases of a serious or fatal fetal indication.  \n\nRape/Incest: despite other restrictions, the state allows private insurance the health plan to cover abortion in cases of rape or incest.\n\nPrivate insurance here refers to non-self-insured plans (i.e. plans  where the employer takes on all of the risk, instead of contracting with a health insurer). These self-insured plans are regulated at the federal level, so state laws often do not apply.\n","options":["Life","Health Endangered","Fetal Indication","Rape/Incest"]},{"name":"exchange_coverage_ban","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state prohibits coverage in exchange plans. \n\n*Except in a few states that have required abortion coverage, a lack of restriction does not mean that every plan offered in the Exchange will include abortion coverage. \n\nExchange plans refer to health plans offered in the state’s Health Care Exchange that was established under the federal Affordable Care Act. \n"},{"name":"exchange_ban_exceptions","type":"array","description":"If selected, the state's ban on Exchange insurance coverage for abortion contains one or more of the following exceptions:\n\nLife: despite other restrictions, the state allows Exchange insurance coverage for cases where abortion is necessary to save the pregnant person’s life.\n\nHealth Endangered: despite other restrictions, the state allows Exchange insurance coverage for abortion when there is a threat to the health of the pregnant person, which is often limited to substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.\n\nFetal Indication: despite other restrictions, the state allows Exchange insurance coverage for abortion in cases of a serious or fatal fetal indication.\n\nRape/Incest: despite other restrictions, the state allows Exchange insurance coverage abortion in for cases of rape or incest.\n\nExchange plans refer to health plans offered in the state’s Health Care Exchange that was established under the federal Affordable Care Act. \n","options":["Life","Health Endangered","Fetal Indication","Rape/Incest"]},{"name":"medicaid_meets_federal","type":"boolean","description":"If checked, the state just meets the federal minimum requirements with regard to Medicaid coverage of abortion, but does not cover abortion beyond federal requirements.\n\n\nMedicaid is a federal-state insurance program. Based on the Hyde amendment, states are required to use Medicaid funds to pay for abortion in cases of rape, of incest, or when the pregnant person’s life is endangered; these are also the only circumstances in which federal Medicaid funds may be used to pay for abortion. Some states offer additional coverage using state funding in specific circumstances (for example, when the pregnant person’s health is at risk). \n"},{"name":"medicaid_beyond_federal","type":"array","description":"If selected, the state has a policy in place to use state Medicaid funds to pay for abortions beyond minimum federal requirements including:\n\nRequires Coverage: the state’s Medicaid program is required to cover abortion care. *Noting ‘Requires Coverage’ is broader than ‘Medical Necessity’ which may require medical justification/authorization or explicitly excludes “elective” abortions.\n\nMedical Necessity: the state has a policy in place to use state Medicaid funds to pay for all or most “medically necessary” abortions beyond minimum federal requirements. Medical necessity is a vaguely defined criterion and varies by state.\n\nHealth Endangered: despite other restrictions, the state allows state Medicaid funds to be used to cover abortion when the pregnant person’s physical health is endangered. This is often limited to cases when care is necessary to avert “substantial and irreversible impairment of a major bodily function.”\n\nFetal Indication: despite other restrictions, the state allows state Medicaid funds to cover abortion in cases of a serious or fatal fetal indication.  \n\nMedicaid is a federal-state insurance program. Based on the current Hyde amendment, states are required to use Medicaid funds to pay for abortion in cases of rape, of incest, or when the pregnant person’s life is endangered; these are also the only circumstances in which federal Medicaid funds may be used to pay for abortion. Some states offer additional coverage using state funding in specific circumstances (for example, when the pregnant person’s health is at risk).\n","options":["Requires Coverage","Medical Necessity","Health Endangered","Fetal Indication",""]},{"name":"insurance_notes","type":"string"}],"locations":[{"name":"state_id","type":"string"},{"name":"state","type":"string"},{"name":"state_abbreviation","type":"string"},{"name":"country","type":"string"},{"name":"region_type","type":"string"}]}