Conscience Rights By State
This was updated as of January 1st, 2019.
Policies Allowing Providers to Refuse
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STATE
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REFUSAL
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Abortion
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Contraception
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Sterilization
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Individual Provider
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Institution
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Individual Provider
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Pharmacist
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Institution
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Individual Provider
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Institution
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Federal Policy
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Alabama
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X
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X
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Alaska
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X
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Private
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Arizona
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X‡
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X‡
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X
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X
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X
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Arkansas
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Private
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X
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X
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California
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X
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Religious
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Colorado
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X
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*
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Private
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Connecticut
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X
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Delaware
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X
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X
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Florida
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X
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X
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X
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*
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Georgia
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Hawaii
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X
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X
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Idaho
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Illinois
|
X
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X
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X
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*
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X
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X
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X
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Indiana
|
X
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Private
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Iowa
|
X
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Private
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Kansas
|
X
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X
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*†
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* †
|
X
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X
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Kentucky
|
X
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X
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X
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Louisiana
|
X
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X
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Maine
|
X
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X
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X
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*
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Private
|
X
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X
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Maryland
|
X
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X
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X
|
X
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Massachusetts
|
X
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Private
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Private
|
X
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Private
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Michigan
|
X
|
X
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Minnesota
|
X
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Private
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Mississippi
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
X
|
Missouri
|
X
|
X
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Montana
|
X
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Private
|
X
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Private
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Nebraska
|
X
|
X
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Nevada
|
X
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Private
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New Jersey
|
X
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Private
|
X
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Private
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New Mexico
|
X
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X
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X
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New York
|
X
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X
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North Carolina
|
X
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X
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North Dakota
|
X
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X
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Ohio
|
X
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X
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Oklahoma
|
X
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X
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Oregon
|
X
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Private
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Pennsylvania
|
X
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Private
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X
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Private
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Rhode Island
|
X
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X
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South Carolina
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X
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Private
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South Dakota
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X
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X
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X
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Tennessee
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X
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X
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X
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*
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Private
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Texas
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X
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Private
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Utah
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X
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X
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Virginia
|
X
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X
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Washington
|
X
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X
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X
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X
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West Virginia
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X
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X
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Wisconsin
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X
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X
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X
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X
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Wyoming
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X
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Private
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STATE TOTAL
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46
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44
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9
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6
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8
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17
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16
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Note: Unless indicated, the right to refuse applies to all institutions-private, religious and public.
* A broadly worded refusal clause may apply. In Illinois a state court held that a regulation requiring pharmacies to provide emergency contraception cannot be enforced against pharmacies that refuse to dispense the medication.
‡ In Arizona private hospitals and health facilities may restrict the information providers give to patients about lawful health care services if the institution’s objection to providing the information is based on sincerely held religious or moral beliefs.
† The law permits refusal if the provider "reasonably believes" the drug or device "may result" in an abortion.
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