Connecticut to Become a Safe Harbor

Abortion remains legal in Connecticut, and the state will become a safe harbor for patients from other states on July 1, 2022. In April 2022, the CT. General Assembly passed a sweeping bill to strengthen the existing abortion laws.

So, what does the safe harbor law mean? Here are the details:

• Lawmakers codified an opinion by the attorney general that advanced-practice clinicians can perform abortions
• It strengthens legal protections for patients from other states as well as providers
• It calls for an increase in the number of providers and shorter wait times for patients

Before 2022, Connecticut had not changed the abortion law since 1990. Read more about the history of safe harbor laws here.