Informed consent and mandatory pre-abortion counselling laws in the United States.Method of provision

  No mandatory counselling
  Counselling in person, by phone, mail, and/or other
  Counselling in person only
  Counselling law enjoined
Information required (in counselling or literature)


 Fetal development
 Medical risks of abortion and/or continued pregnancy
 Mental risks of abortion
 Abortion alternatives, ex., adoption and prenatal care
 Nature of type of abortion that is to be performed
 Breast cancer listed as risk
 Availability of ultrasound
 Fetal pain
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Information and colours from USPreAbortionCounsellingLaws.png by Kyd who gave the following references
Guttmacher Institute. (June 15, 2006). Mandatory Counseling and Waiting Periods for Abortion. State Policies in Brief. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
NARAL Pro-Choice America. (2006). Biased Counseling &amp; Mandatory Delay. Who Decides? The Status of Women's Reproductive Rights in the United States. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
The Center for Reproductive Rights. (December 9, 2005). Mandatory Delays and Biased Information Requirements . Retrieved June 29, 2006.
State Abortion Laws. (n.d.). Abort73.com. Retrieved June 29, 2006.
statehealthfacts.org. Retrieved December 14, 2007.
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