Summer Wrap-Up: Reviewing 2025 Proactive State Legislative Trends
As the Trump administration and anti-abortion legislators continue their attacks on reproductive freedom and bodily autonomy, many states are stepping up to protect patients and fortify access to reproductive health care. Throughout 2025, state lawmakers across the country passed forward-thinking legislation that supports patients and providers, expands birth justice, and safeguards personal health data.
The “Summer Wrap-Up: Reviewing 2025 Proactive State Legislative Trends” report highlights the positive steps states are taking to strengthen reproductive freedom through:
- Legal protections – Writing reproductive health care rights directly into state law
- Shield laws – Expanding protections for patients, providers, and support networks facing legal challenges
- Emergency care – Ensuring access to life-saving pregnancy-related medical care
- Removing barriers – Repealing outdated laws that limit abortion access and reproductive freedom
- Insurance expansion – Broadening coverage and funding for reproductive health services
- Provider flexibility – Allowing more health care professionals to offer reproductive care
- Youth access – Improving health care access and outcomes for young people