- Five states have laws that prohibit insurance coverage for abortion unless a special premium is paid (ID, KY, MO, ND, RI). The Rhode Island law was ruled unconstitutional.
- Another state (PA) has a law that requires insurers to provide policy alternatives excluding abortion.
- Seven states have laws that prohibit insurance coverage for abortion in certain circumstances when public funds are used or public employees are insured (CO, IL, MA, NE, PA, RI, VA). The Rhode Island law has also been held to be partially unconstitutional.
- At least two states exclude abortion coverage from state health care programs (IL, MN).
- Three states prohibit the use of state funds for abortion except when the woman's life is endangered (AL, MS, SD).These states refuse to comply with a federal law requiring states to provide Medicaid funding for abortion in cases of life endangerment, rape or incest.
- Twenty-seven states fund abortion in cases of threat to life, rape or incest (AZ, AR, CO, DE, FL, GA, IN, KS, KY, LA, ME, MI, MO, NE, NV, NH, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, WY).
- Four states fund abortion in cases of a threat to the woman's life, rape, incest as well as certain other health reasons (IA, NM, VA, WI).
- Sixteen states and the District of Columbia fund in most or all circumstances (AK, CA, CT, DC, HI, ID, IL, MD, MA, MN, MT, NJ, NY, OR, VT, WA, WV).
- Five states have so called "gag rules" that prevent state funded personnel from counseling abortion or giving abortion referrals (LA, MI, MO, ND, PA). A court has ruled the North Dakota law unconstitutional.