Abortion laws for minors are different in each of the United States. Here is a listing of what laws each state has, current as of January 15, 2007:
Alabama
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification, parents do not have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification, parents do not have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows minor to obtain consent from other relatives as an alternative to parents’ consent.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification, parents do not have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification, parents do not have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification and parents have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows minor to obtain consent from other relatives as an alternative to parents’ consent.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification and parents have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Requires parental notification and parents have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows minor to obtain consent from other relatives as an alternative to parents’ consent.
- Requires parental notification and parents have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental notification - both parents, parents do not have to consent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Allows abortion in cases of abuse, assault, incest and neglect without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - both parents.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.
- Requires parental consent - one parent.
- Allows minor to bypass parent’s consent by obtaining a court approval.
- No policy in effect.
**Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.
