Abortion shield laws in the United States

Abortion shield laws in the United States are enacted in states where abortion is legal to protect healthcare practitioners who provide abortion services for patients from states where abortion is illegal. California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont and Washington have passed laws to also protect telehealth actions when the provider prescribes abortion pills to a patient who is in an antiabortion state. Similar protections have also been extended to patients and providers of Gender-affirming hormone therapy.

These shield laws have been enacted after the United States Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade with Dobbs in June 2022.

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