Abortion Provider Qualifications

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The majority of states require that a licensed physician be the provider performing an abortion procedure. However, a few states allow other advanced practice clinicians to perform abortions. States may also require additional qualifications for all abortion providers, including advanced training and experience, hospital admitting privileges, and OB/GYN certification.

This dataset identifies variation in states that have provider qualification requirements in effect from December 1, 2018 through November 1, 2022, as well as case law and attorney general opinions that affect the enforceability of these laws.

This dataset is a part of a suite of 17 datasets created by the Center for Public Health Law Research in collaboration with subject matter experts from Resources for Abortion Delivery (RAD), Guttmacher Institute, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR), National Abortion Federation (NAF), and Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA), who conceptualized and developed the Abortion Law Project. If you need broader contextual information on state laws and policies, national level information, or data and evidence related to abortion and other reproductive health issues, please contact the Guttmacher Institute at info@guttmacher.org. 

Disclaimer: The information contained herein does not constitute legal advice. If you have questions regarding your legal rights or obligations, contact an attorney. If you are an abortion provider seeking legal compliance guidance, the following collaborating organizations may be able to assist you: ACLU, CRR, PPFA (for affiliated health centers), NAF, and Regulatory Assistance for Abortion Providers (a project of RAD).

**Note: CPHLR is working collaboratively with Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health (ANSIRH) on the NICHD-funded Legal Epidemiology of Abortion Policies (LEAP) Study to build longitudinal abortion policy data covering changes from 2005 through 2022. These data will be publicly released on LawAtlas.org upon completion of the project period anticipated in 2027. To learn more about the LEAP Study, please visit the study webpage.

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    Dataset Created by
    Center for Public Health Law Research

    Dataset Maintained by
    Center for Public Health Law Research

    Dataset Valid From
    December 1, 2018

    Dataset Updated Through
    November 1, 2022

    Total Jurisdictions Covered
    51

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    LawAtlas@temple.edu or RAAP@radprogram.org

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    Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research (2022, November 1). Abortion Provider Qualifications. LawAtlas.org. LawAtlas.org/datasets/abortion-provider-qualifications

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