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2010 State Pro-Life Legislation

State lawmakers across America will consider legislation on many life- and family-related measures in 2010. In an effort to keep our visitors aware of such legislation, below is a state listing of many bills of interest that we are tracking. Links are provided regarding each particular measure.

For a complete state-by-state listing of 2010 legislative sessions, click here!

Those items listed in CAPS are measures that passed into law.

NOTE: Referrals to websites not produced by Christian Life Resources are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of the sites' contents.

ALABAMA:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourned Late April]
Legislative Website

ALASKA:
[Convened Jan. 19; Adjourned April 18]
Legislative Website

ARIZONA:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Late April]
Legislative Website

• ARIZONA FIRST TO OFFICIALLY OPT OUT OF ABORTION COVERAGE IN HEALTH CARE [4/24/10]
• Arizona Legislature OKs abortion reporting bill [4/14/10]
• Arizona Senate Approves Abortion Reporting Bill [3/22/10]
• Adoption Bill to Be Heard in Arizona Senate [3/17/10]
• Arizona Bill Would Ban Embryo Sales, Human-Animal “Hybrids” [3/16/10]
• Arizona Lawmakers Want More Warnings for Egg Donators [3/2/10]
• Arizona Senate Passes Human Cloning Ban [3/1/10]
• AZ House Passes Married Couples Adoption Preference Bill [2/26/10]
• AZ Bill Gives Married Couples Adoption Preference [2/15/10]

ARKANSAS:
[Convened Feb. 8; Adjourned Mar. 9]
Legislative Website

CALIFORNIA:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourns Aug. 31]
Legislative Website

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• COLORADO GOV. SIGNS CONTRACEPTION, MATERNITY COVERAGE BILL [5/26/10]

CONNECTICUT:
[Convened Feb. 3; Adjourned Early May]
Legislative Website

DELAWARE:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourns June 30]
Legislative Website

FLORIDA:
[Convened Mar. 2; Adjourned Late April]
Legislative Website

• Florida Gov. Vetoes Bill to Opt Out of Health Care Abortion Funding for Ultrasound [6/11/10]
• Florida Measure Requiring Ultrasounds Before Abortion Passes [4/30/10]
• Florida Senate Adds Amendment to Health Bill for Ultrasound Before Abortion [4/28/10]
• Bill Filed in Florida Legislature to Ban Most Abortions [2/19/10]

GEORGIA:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Late March]
Legislative Website

• Georgia Abortion Bill Takes Aim at Roe v. Wade [4/26/10]
• Pro-Life Bill Hits Snag in Georgia House [4/15/10]
• Georgia Senate Passes Coercion and Prenatal Non-Discrimination Ban Bill [3/26/10]
• Georgia Bill Would Outlaw Abortion for Race, Sex [3/10/10]
• Georgia Pro-Life Bills on the Move Including Prenatal Non-Discrimination Act; Patient's Right to Nutrition and Hydration Act; Ethical Treatment of Human Embryos Act [2/18/10]

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HAWAII:
[Convened Jan. 20; Adjourned Mid-April]
Legislature Website

• Hawaii House OKs Civil Unions Bill [4/29/10]

IDAHO:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Early April]
Legislative Website

• IDAHO CONSCIENCE LAW BECOMES LAW [3/29/10]
• Idaho Sends Bill to Gov. to Allow Conscience Opt-Out for Pro-Life Medical Staff [3/16/10]
• Push to Change Idaho Health Care Conscience Bill Fails [3/16/10]
• Idaho State Affairs Cmte. Passes Conscience Bill [3/11/10]
• Idaho Health Workers' Conscience Rights Proposal Moves Forward [2/22/10]

ILLINOIS:
[Convened Jan. 13 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• Illinois House Panel Passes Pro-Abortion Reproductive Health and Access Act [3/10/10]

INDIANA:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Mar. 14]
Legislative Website

• Indiana House Votes Down Marriage Amendment [2/26/10]

IOWA:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Mid-April]
Legislative Website

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KANSAS:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Apr. 10]
Legislative Website

• Kansas Budget Item Takes Planned Parenthood Funds [5/19/10]
• Kan. House Overrides Veto Of Late-Term Abortion Bill [5/3/10]
• Kansas House to Take Last Vote on Abortion Veto [5/3/10]
• Kansas House Passes Bill to Narrow Late-Term Abortion Rules [3/23/10]
• Lawmakers Expected to Push to Rewrite Kansas Law on Late-Term Abortions [3/16/10]
• Kansas House Votes to Increase Insurance Costs for Abortions, Then Sends Bill Back to Committee [2/17/10]
• Kansas Bill Would Ban Insurance Coverage of Abortion, Require Extra Payment [2/12/10]
• Kansas Bill Addresses Abortion, Insurance [2/10/10]

KENTUCKY:
[Convened Jan. 5; Adjourned Early April]
Legislative Website

• KY House Panel Kills Abortion Ultrasound Bill [2/25/10]

LOUISIANA:
[Convened Mar. 29; Adjourns June 21]
Legislative Website

• Louisiana Scores Another Win with Abortion Ultrasound Act [6/16/10]
• Louisiana Senate Panel Oks Bill to Stop Abortion Funding in Health Care [5/26/10]
• Louisiana Senate Approves Ultrasound Bill Helping Abortion-Minded Women [5/18/10]
• Louisiana House Votes Down Sex Education Bill [5/17/10]
• Louisiana Bill Would Require Schools to Teach Sex Education [4/29/10]
• Louisiana Senate Panel Rejects Same-Sex Adoption Expansion [4/27/10]
• Louisiana Abortion Insurance Ban Bill Advances [4/14/10]
• Louisiana Bill Would Require Two-Hour Wait Prior to Abortion [3/26/10]

MAINE:
[Convened Jan. 6; Adjourned Apr. 21]
Legislative Website

MARYLAND:
[Convened Jan. 13; Adjourned Mid-April]
Legislative Website

• MD State Senate Bill Would Require Legislative Approval for Recognition of Out-of-State Same-Sex Marriages [3/10/10]
• Maryland Takes Step Toward Ethical Stem-Cell Research [3/5/10]

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MASSACHUSETTS:
[Convened Jan. 6 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• Massachusetts State House Holds Hearing on Bill to Legalize Assisted Suicide [2/27/10]

MICHIGAN:
[Convened Jan. 13 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• Michigan Senate Passes Bill to Restrict Embryonic Research [4/21/10]

MINNESOTA:
[Convened Feb. 4; Adjourned May 17]
Legislative Website

• Minnesota House Limits Tax-Funded Abortions, Bans Sex-Selection Abortion Funds [5/4/10]
• Minnesota Sex Education Proposal Broadens Curriculum to Include Contraception [3/3/10]

MISSISSIPPI:
[Convened Jan. 5; Adjourned Early April]
Legislative Website

• MISSISSIPPI GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR SIGNS HEALTH CARE ABORTION FUNDING OPT OUT [4/24/10]
• Second Ban on Abortion Funding Goes to Miss. Governor [4/28/10]

MISSOURI:
[Convened Jan. 6; Adjourns Late May]
Legislative Website

• Missouri State Senate Passes Pre-Abortion Counseling, Ultrasound Bill [4/22/10]
• Missouri Senate Debates, Moves Forward with Abortion Bill [4/14/10}
• MO Senate Packs Abortion Restrictions [3/22/10]
• Missouri Legislation Would Create Abortion Waiting Period [2/15/10]

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MONTANA:
[No Regular Session in 2010]
Legislative Website

NEBRASKA:
[Convened Jan. 6; Adjourned April 14]
Legislative Website

• PRO-LIFE GROUPS APPLAUD PASSAGE, SIGNING OF NEBRASKA ABORTION SCREENING FETAL PAIN BILLS [4/13/10]
• Neb. Considers 'Watered-Down' Prenatal Care Bill [4/1/10]
• Nebraska Bill to Ban Late-Term Abortions Based on Fetal Pain Passes First Vote [3/31/10]

NEVADA:
[No Regular Session in 2010]
Legislative Website

NEW HAMPSHIRE:
[Convened Jan. 6; Adjourns Early July]
Legislative Website

• New Hampshire House to Vote on Parental Rights Amendment [3/1/10]

NEW JERSEY:
[Convened Jan. 12 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• NJ Gov. Christie Vetoes Millions to Planned Parenthood [7/26/10]

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NEW MEXICO:
[Convened Jan. 19; Adjourned Feb. 18]
Legislative Website

NEW YORK:
[Convened Jan. 6 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

NORTH CAROLINA:
[Convened May 12; Adjourns Mid-July]
Legislative Website

NORTH DAKOTA:
[No regular session in 2010]
Legislative Website

OHIO:
[Convened Jan. 4 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• Ohio Senate Passes Ban on Human-Animal Hybrid [6/2/10]
• Ohio Senate Committee Passes Ban on Human-Animal Hybrid Cloning [4/26/10]
• Ohio Bill Would Stiffen Penalties for Violence Against Nurses [2/18/10]

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OKLAHOMA:
[Convened Feb. 1; Adjourned May 28]
Legislative Website

• Oklahoma Governor Vetoes 4th Bill That Denies Abortion Insurance Coverage [5/27/10]
• Oklahoma Legislature Overrides Third Abortion Veto [5/25/10]
• Oklahoma Gov Vetoes Third Pro-Life Measure on Abortion Reporting, House Overrides [5/24/10]
• Sixth State Passes Measure to Opt Out of Some Abortion Funding in Health Care [5/24/10]
• Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry Vetoes Abortion Reporting Measure [5/22/10]
• Oklahoma Legislature Bans Abortion Coverage, Expects Showdown with Governor [5/19/10]
• OKlahoma Senate Restricts Abortion Insurance Coverage [5/19/10]
• Oklahoma Legislature Sends Abortion Reporting Bill to Governor Brad Henry [5/11/10]
• Abortion Ultrasound Law Suspended; Provision in Litigation [5/3/10]
• Oklahoma Governor Henry Vetoes Bill to Give Women Ultrasound Before Abortion [4/23/10]
• Oklahoma Senate OKs Package of Five Bills to Limit Abortion, Require Ultrasound [4/20/10]
• OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR BRAD HENRY SIGNS THREE PRO-LIFE BILLS LIMITING ABORTIONS [4/5/10]
• Oklahoma House Okays 3 Pro-Life Bills [3/29/10]
• Oklahoma House Clears 3 Bills Restricting Abortion [3/22/10]
• Three Oklahoma Pro-Life Bills Set for Votes on Senate Floor [3/7/10]
• Oklahoma House OKs Ultrasound Bill [3/2/10]
• Oklahoma House Panel Passes on Religious Exemption Bill [2/15/10]
• Oklahoma House Panel Deals with Bills on Human-Animal Hybrids, Egg Sales [2/15/10]
• Oklahoma House Cmte. Passes Bill Mandating Postings Against Abortion Coercion [2/15/10]

OREGON:
[No regular session in 2010]
Legislative Website

PENNSYLVANIA:
[Convened Jan. 5 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• Pa. House Panel Approves Bill on Sex Ed in Schools [4/28/10]
• Pennsylvania Lawmakers Table Marriage Amendment [3/16/10]

RHODE ISLAND:
[Convened Jan. 5; Adjourns Late June]
Legislative Website

SOUTH CAROLINA:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourned June 3]
Legislative Website

• SC Lawmakers Nix $5B Budget Plan Over Drug Cuts, Abortion [6/2/10]
• South Caroline Legislators Make No Progress on 24-Hour Wait for Abortion [6/2/10]
• South Carolina Legislators to Debate 24-Hour Wait for Abortion [4/27/10]
• 24 Hour Wait Gets SC Senate OK [3/24/10]
• Issue of South Carolina Abortion Coverage Resolved [3/16/10]
• SC Lawmakers OK State Health Plan Abortion Ban [2/22/10]

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SOUTH DAKOTA:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourned Late March]
Legislative Website

TENNESSEE:
[Convened Jan. 12; Adjourns Late May]
Legislative Website

• TENNESSEE BECOMES SECOND STATE TO STOP ABORTION FUNDING IN HEALTH CARE [5/5/10]
• Tenn. Abortion Coverage Bill Heads To Gov. [4/19/10]
• Tennessee Governor Get Bills to Help Stop Forced Abortions [4/6/10]
• Tennessee Senate OKs Abortion Anti-Coercion Signs [3/31/10]
• Bill Would Let Tennessee Not Use Tax Money for Abortions [3/30/10]
• Tennessee Bill Would Require Abortion Coercion Signs [3/23/10]

TEXAS:
[No regular session in 2010]
Legislative Website

UTAH:
[Convened Jan. 25; Adjourned Mid-March]
Legislative Website

• UTAH GOV. SIGNS REVISED BILL ON WOMEN SEEKING ILLEGAL ABORTIONS [3/8/10]
• Utah Lawmaker Withdraws Bill To Charge Women Who Seek Illegal Abortions; Plans Revised Measure [3/4/10]
• Utah House OKs Ultrasounds Before Abortion [2/25/10]
• Utah Lawmakers Approve Bill Prosecuting Women Seeking Illegal Abortions [2/23/10]
• Utah Lawmakers' Silence Kills Sex Ed Bill [2/22/10]
• Utah Legislature Passes Stricter Abortion Rules [2/18/10]

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VERMONT:
[Convened Jan. 5; Adjourned Early May]
Legislative Website

VIRGINIA:
[Convened Jan. 13; Adjourned Mar. 13]
Legislative Website

• Va. Legislature Approves Gov.'s Restrictions On State Abortion Funding [4/23/10]
• Abortion Specialty Plates Bill Advances to VA Governor [3/13/10]
• Virginia Legislators Drop Bill Restricting Pregnancy Centers, Praise Them Instead [3/12/10]
• Virginia Senate Committee Accidentally Kills Planned Parenthood License Plate Bill [3/4/10]
• Virginia Senate Cmte. Kills Pro-Life Bills Protecting Women From Abortions [3/4/10]
• Virginia Legislature Strips Planned Parenthood Funding From Its License Plate Bill [2/16/10]

WASHINGTON:
[Convened Jan. 11; Adjourned Mid-March]
Legislative Website

WEST VIRGINIA:
[Convened Jan. 13; Adjourned Mar. 14]
Legislative Website

• WEST VIRGINIA GOV. MANCHIN SIGNS BILL ALLOWING ULTRASOUND BEFORE ABORTION [3/19/10]
• WV Ultrasound Bill Passes House Judiciary Committee [3/10/10]
• WV House Panel OKs Ultrasound Option Bill [3/9/10]
• WV Senate Okays Measure Allowing Ultrasound Before Abortion [3/2/10]
• WV Senate to Vote on Bill Allowing Ultrasound Before Abortion [3/1/10]
• Lawmakers Endorse WV Marriage Amendment [2/22/10]

WISCONSIN:
[Convened Jan. 19 for Full Year]
Legislative Website

• WISCONSIN GOVERNOR SIGNS "HEALTHY YOUTH ACT" INTO LAW [2/24/10]
• Wisconsin Bill Would Require Birth Control Instruction in Schools [2/12/10]

WYOMING:
[Convened Feb. 8; Adjourned Early March]
Legislative Website

• Wyoming Senate Approves Bill on Violence Against Pregnant Women [3/3/10]
• Wyoming Cmte. Advances Homicide Pregnancy Bill [2/18/10]

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Federal Pro-Life Legislation

Want to know about current pro-life federal legislation?  Click here for a comprehensive listing from the National Right to Life Committee.

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