Reproductive privacy—Public policy

Revised Code of Washington

Section: 9.02.100

Jurisdiction: WA

Bluebook Citation: Wash. Rev. Code § 9.02.100

The sovereign people hereby declare that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions.Accordingly, it is the public policy of the state of Washington that:(1) Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control;(2) Every pregnant individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse to have an abortion, except as specifically limited by RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902;(3) Except as specifically permitted by RCW 9.02.100 through 9.02.170 and 9.02.900 through 9.02.902, the state shall not deny or interfere with a pregnant individual's fundamental right to choose or refuse to have an abortion; and(4) The state shall not discriminate against the exercise of these rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.

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