Abortion Laws for Teens by State

Alabama to Montana

Nebraska

• Requires parental notification and parents have to consent.
• Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.

Nevada

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

New Hampshire

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

New Jersey

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

New Mexico

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

New York

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

North Carolina

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• 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.

North Dakota

• Requires parental consent - both parents.
• Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.
• Allows abortion in medical emergency without parental consent.

Ohio

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.

Oklahoma

• 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.

Oregon

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

Pennsylvania

• 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.

Rhode Island

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• Allows minor to bypass parent by obtaining a court approval.

South Carolina

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• 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.

South Dakota

• 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 notification.

Tennessee

• 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.

Texas

• 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.

Utah

• 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.

Vermont

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

Virginia

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• 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.

Washington

• No policy in effect.
  **Minors can obtain an abortion without parental consent.

West Virginia

• 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.

Wisconsin

• Requires parental consent - one parent.
• 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.

Wyoming

• 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.

All information contained in this article is current as of January 15, 2007.

Sources:
Guttmacher Institute
Cool Nurse

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