Anti-Choice vs. Pro-Choice Measures in 2011

Anti-Choice Legislation:

"In Congress, the anti-choice leadership of the House of Representatives declared blocking women's access to legal abortion care a "top priority.""  

This is what happened...

Total anti-choice measures enacted in 2011:

• 26 states enacted 69 anti-choice measures in 2011.
• Arizona, Florida, and Kansas enacted the most anti-choice legislation in 2011, with five measures each.
• Since 1995, states have enacted 713 anti-choice measures

http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/state-governments/key-findings-threats-to-choice.html

IN CONTRAST:

Pro-choice Legislation:

Total pro-choice measures enacted in 2011:

• 6 states enacted 10 pro-choice measures in 2011.
• California enacted the most pro-choice legislation in 2011, with four measures.
• 2011 marks the seventh year in a row that Colorado has enacted a pro-choice measure.

Key pro-choice victories in 2011:

• California, Colorado, Idaho, and Oregon enacted laws that promote healthy childbearing.
• Colorado enacted a law that improves sex education for young people.
• California enacted a law to protect the confidentiality of reproductive-health professionals and patients.
• Maryland and Washington improved low-income women's access to reproductive-health services by expanding eligibility for their state Medicaid family-planning programs.

http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/government-and-you/state-governments/key-findings-pro-choice.html