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Connecticut
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Connecticut

Political Info and Laws in Brief

Executives

  • Governor M. Jodi Rell (R) is pro-choice.
  • Lieutenant Governor Michael Fedele (R) is mixed-choice.
  • Attorney General Richard Blumenthal (D) is pro-choice.

Legislature

  • The Connecticut House is pro-choice.
  • The Connecticut Senate is pro-choice.

ANTI-CHOICE LAWS

Refusal to Provide Medical Services

Connecticut allows certain individuals or entities to refuse to provide women specific reproductive health services, information, or referrals.
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Targeted Regulation of Abortion Providers (TRAP)

Connecticut subjects abortion providers to burdensome restrictions not applied to other medical professionals.
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PRO-CHOICE LAWS

Emergency Contraception

Connecticut allows some women greater access to emergency contraception (EC).
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Freedom of Choice Act

Connecticut has an affirmative right to choose in its state law.
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Insurance Coverage for Contraception

Connecticut law requires health insurance plans that cover prescription drugs to provide the same coverage for contraception.
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Low-Income Women's Access to Abortion

Connecticut provides low-income women access to abortion.
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Protection Against Clinic Violence

Connecticut law protects women seeking reproductive health care and medical personnel from blockades and violence.
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State Constitutional Protection

Connecticut's constitution provides greater protection for a woman's right to choose than the federal Constitution.
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OTHER RELEVANT LAWS

Informed Consent

Connecticut has an abortion-specific informed consent law.
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Post-Viability Abortion Restriction

Connecticut restricts post-viability abortions.
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Young Women's Access to Abortion

Connecticut requires young women to receive counseling prior to receiving an abortion.
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25 percent of Connecticut counties have no abortion provider

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Source: Guttmacher Institute

Did You Know?

NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut
Jillian Gilchrest
Executive Director
135 Broad Street 
Hartford, Connecticut 06105
Phone: 860.524.1086
Fax: 860.524.1092

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Click here for related bills currently being considered in Connecticut.

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