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Pennsylvania
Laws in Detail

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Pennsylvania

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Lieutenant Governor Catherine Baker Knoll (D) is anti-choice.
  • Attorney General Tom Corbett (R) is anti-choice.

Legislature

  • The Pennsylvania House is anti-choice.
  • The Pennsylvania Senate is anti-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Biased Counseling & Mandatory Delay

Pennsylvania law subjects women seeking abortions to biased counseling requirements and mandatory delays.
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Counseling Ban/Gag Rule

Pennsylvania prohibits certain state employees or organizations receiving state funds from counseling or referring women for abortion services.
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Insurance Prohibition for Abortion

Pennsylvania restricts insurance coverage of abortion.
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Other Anti-Choice Law

Pennsylvania law includes a strongly anti-choice policy statement.
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Public Facilities Restriction

Pennsylvania prohibits the use of some public facilities for the performance of abortions.
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Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Pennsylvania allows certain individuals or entities 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

Pennsylvania restricts low-income women's access to abortion.
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Restrictions on Young Women's Access to Abortion

Pennsylvania law restricts young women's access to abortion services by mandating parental consent.
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Spousal Notice

Pennsylvania has an unconstitutional and unenforceable law mandating spousal notice before a married woman may obtain an abortion.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

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

Low-Income Women's Access to Family Planning

Pennsylvania provides certain low-income women increased coverage for Medicaid-funded reproductive health care services.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Pennsylvania restricts post-viability abortions.
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78 percent of Pennsylvania counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Did You Know?

NARAL Pro-Choice Pennsylvania
Aubrey Montgomery
Interim Executive Director
PO Box 58174 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
Phone: 215.545.4666
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