Policy updates

Changes in policy impact the ability to utilize telehealth for abortion care.

Below are the latest state and federal based policy updates, updated on a quarterly basis in conjunction with the RHITES newsletter. To be alerted of future updates, please subscribe to the RHITES quarterly newsletter.To see past policy updates, please see links to the RHITES quarterly newsletters, below.

POLICY UPDATE

December 2025

Towards the end of the year, state policy changes tend to slow,but we do have important telehealth updates from New York, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, and Wisconsin. This update also includes critical federal policy updates as well as a new initiative from Democratic Governors.

POLICY UPDATE

March 2025

With legislative sessions underway, state policy updates have been categorized via theme instead of individual state. See “Promising Expansions to TMAB Access” (AZ, CO, CT, FL, MO, MI, MT, NC, NY, SC, VA, MD, MN, SD) and “Rollbacks & Threats to TMAB Access” (MO, MT, NE, KY, WY,) as well as updates to Federal Policy.

POLICY UPDATE

August 2025

Given the end of state legislative sessions over this past quarter, there are many state and federal policy updates. These include updates in states that allow for TMAB access (CA, CO, MA, MI, NY, VT, VA, ME, MD, OH) as well as states that restrict TMAB access (AZ, MO, LA) and important federal updates related to the FDA, FCC, and critical Congressional rollbacks, including to the Digital Equity Act and the impact of OBBA.

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