State Abortion Laws after Dobbs: Tracking Key Legal Developments

Rely on Practical Guidance for the current legal status of abortion in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 2022 U.S. LEXIS 3057 (June 24, 2022). This tracker monitors the evolution of abortion and reproductive healthcare laws in each jurisdiction post Dobbs by reporting on proposed and enacted legislation, judicial decisions, executive orders, and agency guidance impacting the legal landscape.

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Legal Developments

• Dobbs Ruling Means It’s Time to Rethink Data Collection
  Get insights on how the Dobbs decision impacts health information privacy.

• HHS Issues Guidance on HIPAA Protections
  Review the latest HIPAA guidance from the Department of Health and Human Services following the Dobbs decision, designed to help protect patients and their providers with respect to reproductive health care.

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• Client Alert Digest: Reproductive Healthcare Law Considerations Following Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization
  Review key legal issues impacting healthcare following the Dobbs decision, including the decision’s impact on clinical trials, contraception, fertility services medication abortions, and practitioner licensing, as discussed by prominent law firms in the field.
• AMA President Says Doctors Facing Uncertainty Post-Dobbs
  Read statements from the president of the American Medical Association, as well as other practitioners and academics, made to a House of Representatives’ panel regarding the impact of the Dobbs decision on patient care.
• Can States Legally Ban FDA-Approved Abortion Pills?
  Follow litigation brought by the manufacturer of the generic medication mifepristone in federal court in the Southern District of Mississippi alleging that Mississippi’s abortion law improperly places additional restrictions on the use of FDA-approved drugs.

Practical Guidance Updates
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• Track the Texas Attorney General’s efforts to challenge recent guidance issued by the Department of Health and Human Services regarding emergency care following the Dobbs decision in Texas Sues Feds Over Emergency Abortion Care Guidance.
• Follow developments at the federal and state levels regarding efforts by legislators and politicians to protect rights potentially impacted by the Dobbs decision in After Dobbs: Abortion Battles Hit The Courts, Soon The Polls.
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