State Shield Laws: Protections for Abortion and Gender-Affirming Care Providers
reproductive care, gender-affirming care, abortion
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as of July 2025
| Location | Protections Extend to Providers Regardless of Patient Location | Protections for Reproductive Care | Protections for Gender-Affirming Care | Protections Against Out-of-State Investigations and Prosecutions | Protections from Professional Discipline | Protections Against Civil Liability | Protections Related to Professional Liability, Insurance, and Health Plans | Protections of Medical Information and Other Data Related to Reproductive and Gender-Affirming Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Yes - 8 states | Yes - 22 states and D.C. | Yes - 18 states and D.C. | Yes - 22 states and D.C. | Yes - 18 states and D.C. | Yes - 16 states and D.C. | Yes - 13 states | Yes - 17 states |
| Alabama | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Alaska | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Arizona | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Arkansas | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| California | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Colorado | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Connecticut | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Delaware | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| District of Columbia | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| Florida | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Georgia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Hawaii | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Idaho | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Illinois | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Indiana | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Iowa | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kansas | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Kentucky | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Louisiana | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Maine | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Maryland | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Massachusetts | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Michigan | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | No |
| Minnesota | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Mississippi | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Missouri | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Montana | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nebraska | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Nevada | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| New Hampshire | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| New Jersey | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| New Mexico | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| New York | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| North Carolina | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| North Dakota | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Ohio | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Oklahoma | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Oregon | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pennsylvania | No | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Rhode Island | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| South Carolina | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| South Dakota | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Tennessee | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Texas | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Utah | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Vermont | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Virginia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Washington | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| West Virginia | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wisconsin | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Wyoming | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |