Abortion; restricting access prohibited
18 V.S.A. § 9497
in effect9497. Abortion; restricting access prohibited
A public entity shall not:
(1) deprive a consenting individual of the choice of terminating the individual’s pregnancy;
(2) interfere with or restrict, in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information, the choice of a consenting individual to terminate the individual’s pregnancy;
(3) prohibit a health care provider, acting within the scope of the health care provider’s license, from terminating or assisting in the termination of a patient’s pregnancy; or
(4) interfere with or restrict, in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information, the choice of a health care provider acting within the scope of the health care provider’s license to terminate or assist in the termination of a patient’s pregnancy.
Added 2019, No. 47, § 2, eff. June 10, 2019.
Source: Vermont General Assembly (legislature.vermont.gov)URL: https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/18/223/09497Fetched: 10/21/2026