House Bill 439 Summary

• Removes the 20-week gestational age limit on abortion access, allowing abortion before fetal viability without temporal restrictions.

• Expands who may perform abortions to include physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and certified nurse midwives, in addition to physicians.

• Codifies the holdings of Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey by prohibiting the state from imposing an undue burden on abortion access before fetal viability and allowing restrictions only after viability to preserve the pregnant person's life or health.

• Eliminates parental consent requirements for minors seeking abortion in medical emergencies and allows minors to consent to abortion services directly with qualified health care providers.

• Removes restrictions on state funding and insurance coverage for abortion procedures by repealing provisions that prohibited state funds and health plan coverage for abortion care.