This year, 24 abortion restrictions were enacted, as were 16 provisions that protect and expand access to abortion services (including two identical sets of provisions in Virginia), and another 74 provisions that expand access to reproductive health services and education.
Author: Olivia Cappello
Olivia Cappello joined the Guttmacher Institute’s Public Policy Division in February 2016. She supports the Institute’s state policy team as a Senior Public Policy Assistant, monitoring legislative trends related to abortion, health care coverage and religious refusals.