Abortion in Washington

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into Washington, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• carafemShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Hey JaneShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Juniper MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Maitri WellnessShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• OHSU Center for Women’s Health – Virtual VisitsShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Pills By PostShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Roxy Clinic – TelehealthShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• SameDayAbortionPillsShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into Washington
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into Washington

Protections

• State law protects abortion.
• State law prohibits the government from discriminating against someone for having an abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until possible fetal viability - the point when a fetus might survive outside the uterus - with some exceptions. This is sometimes referred to as a "viability ban." This usually applies after about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's physical health (excluding mental health).
• It is a felony for providers to violate the state's restriction on providing an abortion, punishable by imprisonment and fines.

Barriers

• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• Healthcare professionals in the state may provide an abortion to a minor without any restrictions based on age.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth to patients in any other state and provides legal protections for those providers.
• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Privacy

• The state has laws to help keep healthcare data private, including laws that prohibit the collection, sharing, and selling of healthcare information.

Insurance

• The state requires private health insurance plans regulated by the state to cover abortion. These requirements do not apply to self-insured plans regulated by the federal government.
• The state's Medicaid program is required to cover abortion.