Informed Consent:

Protecting a woman’s right to know: ultrasound and fetal pain

4 states’ informed consent laws require that women be given the opportunity to have or review an ultrasound prior to an abortion and receive some sort of information regarding fetal pain: AR, GA, LA, and OK

7 states’ informed consent laws require that a woman be given the opportunity to have and/or review an ultrasound prior to an abortion: AL, ID, IN, MI, MS, UT, and WI

1 state requires that women receive some sort of information regarding fetal pain: MN

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