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Alaska
Laws in Detail

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Alaska

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Governor Sean Parnell (R) is anti-choice.

Legislature

  • The Alaska House is anti-choice.
  • The Alaska Senate is mixed-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Abortion Ban

Alaska has an unconstitutional and unenforceable criminal ban on abortion.
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Biased Counseling

Alaska law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Alaska allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Alaska has an unconstitutional and unenforceable law that restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

Alaska law subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Emergency Contraception

Alaska allows some women greater access to emergency contraception (EC).
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Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Alaska provides low-income women access to abortion.
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State Constitutional Protection

Alaska's constitution provides greater protection for a woman's right to choose than the federal Constitution.
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81 percent of Alaska counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute
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