Alabama
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of all, but only back to 2010]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Alaska
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of all, but only back to 2003]
- Statutory language – AS 18.50.245
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Arizona
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Arkansas
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of all]
- Statutory language*
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
California — NA
No mandated reporting?
Colorado
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Connecticut [Not found]
- Catholic report with this data indicates the DPH collects this info, but that source has not yet been discovered. Most Recent Annual Report (2004-2013)
- Statutory language: Conn. Agency Reg. §§ 19-13-D49 & 19-13-D54 [Source]
- Actual Reporting Form
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(1) date and location of the abortion , (2) woman’s age and town and state of residence, (3) pregnancy’s approximate duration, (4) abortion method and an explanation of any complications, and (5) physician’s name and address. These records are destroyed within two years after date of receipt.
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- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Delaware — Data seems to be gathered, but was not located.
- Most Recent Annual Report (2010; cumulative.)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? Initial indications, yes.
Florida
- Most Recent Annual Report (2007.)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
- ‘Abnormal fetus’ in 2007: 463.
Georgia
Rationale: “TO TRACK [2005 bill] effectiveness, the law required the state to annually survey every physician at state-licensed abortion clinics. Since 2006, the state has published annual reports of those surveys.” [Source]
- Most Recent Annual Report (2012; Source. Corroborate here.)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form* [There is one, and apparently it is confusing]
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? Initial indications, yes. [57.44% black, 23.81% white. Whole state proportions: ?]
Hawaii
- Most Recent Annual Report (2009)
- Statutory language [Has a law!]
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? – There are apparently no black people in Hawaii; see report for possible other disproportions.
Idaho
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of all]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Illinois
- Most Recent Annual Report (2012)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Indiana
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of All]
- Statutory language – Information provided to the State under the authority of Indiana Code 16-34-2-5.
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Iowa
- Most Recent Annual Report (2009.)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? Initial indications: moderately yes; 4 to 1 margin.
Kansas
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [data sets; otherwise included in the annual vital statistics report]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Kentucky
- Most Recent Annual Report*
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Louisiana
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [Continually compiled; no single file found; birth defects not tracked after 2012?]
- Statutory language*
- Actual Reporting Form*
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Maine
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Maryland — NA
No mandated reporting?
Massachusetts
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Michigan
- Most Recent Annual Report [Continually compiled; no single file found]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Minnesota
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [All listed here]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Mississippi
- Most Recent Annual Report (2012; included in total vital statistics report)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Missouri
Rationale: A purpose and function of the reports of Induced Termination of Pregnancy received by Missouri DHSS is to preserve maternal health and life by adding to the sum of medical knowledge through the compilation of relevant maternal health and life data and to monitor all abortions performed to assure that they are done only under and in accordance with the provisions of the law.
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [All listed here]
- Statutory language | All: Statutory language
- Elements reported
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Montana
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Nebraska
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [List of all; combined with vital statistics]
- Statutory language* §28-343 through §28-345, §28-3,107 and §71-6909
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Nevada
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
New Hampshire — NA
No mandated reporting?
New Jersey — NA
No mandated reporting?
New Mexico
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
New York
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
North Carolina
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
North Dakota
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [All reports]
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Ohio
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013) [All reports]
- Statutory language [background]
- Actual Reporting Form [included at end of report]
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Oklahoma
Rationale: Abortion surveillance provides the data necessary to examine the trend in total numbers, as well as the demographic characteristics of women who obtain legal induced abortions and to increase the awareness of an additional aspect in the spectrum of pregnancy outcomes. These data are necessary to improve the health and well being of both women and infants.
- Most Recent Annual Report (Combines all years up to 2013) [List of all, begins in 2000]
- Statutory language [sex-selection provision = 63 § 1 – 731.2.]
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Oregon
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Pennsylvania
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Rhode Island
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
South Carolina
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
South Dakota
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Tennessee
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Texas
- Most Recent Annual Report (2012; source.)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? Yes. 16,545 black, 19,986 white, 24,800 Hispanic
Utah
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Vermont
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Virginia
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Washington
- Most Recent Annual Report (1997-) (Compiled on a continual basis; files available by local health orgs)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
West Virginia
- Most Recent Annual Report
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented?
Wisconsin
- Most Recent Annual Report (2013)
- Statutory language
- Actual Reporting Form
- African-Americans disproportionately represented? Yes. 24% of all abortions in 2013 were to blacks, but blacks only make up 6.5% of the population.
Wyoming
HIPPA — Data are considered de-identified according to HIPAA if either (1) an experienced expert determines that the risk that certain information could be used to identify an individual is “very small” and documents and justifies the determination, or (2) the data do not include any of the following eighteen identifiers (of the individual or his/her relatives, household members, or employers) which could be used alone or in combination with other information to identify the subject: names, geographic subdivisions smaller than a state (including zip code), all elements of dates except year (unless the subject is greater than 89 years old), telephone numbers, FAX numbers, email address, Social Security numbers, medical record numbers, health plan beneficiary numbers, account numbers, certificate/license numbers, vehicle identifiers including license plates, device identifiers and serial numbers, URLs, internet protocol addresses, biometric identifiers, full face photos and comparable images, and any unique identifying number, characteristic or code; note that even if these identifiers are removed, the Privacy Rule states that information will be considered identifiable if the covered entity knows that the identity of the person may still be determined.
