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Federal Profile Laws in Detail

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Federal Political Information

Executives

  • President Barack Obama (D) is pro-choice.
  • Vice President Joe Biden (D) is mixed-choice.

Congress

  • The U.S. Senate is under pro-choice control.
  • The U.S. House of Representatives is under pro-choice control.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Abortion Ban

Federal law includes a ban on a safe abortion procedure.
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Insurance Prohibition for Abortion

Federal law restricts insurance coverage for abortion for federal employees.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Federal law allows some health care corporations to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Federal law restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Women in the Military's Access to Abortion

Federal law severely restricts women in the military's access to abortion.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Contraceptive Equity

Federal law requires federal employee health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
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Emergency Contraception

A federal regulation allows adults access to emergency contraception without a prescription.
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Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning

Title X of the Public Health Service Act grants federal funds to family planning clinics that provide comprehensive reproductive health services to low-income women, uninsured women, and women who cannot qualify for Medicaid.
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Protection Against Clinic Violence

Federal law protects women seeking reproductive health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
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87 percent of U.S. counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute
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