North Dakota

A 2023 North Dakota law prohibits performing an abortion and classifies that act as a felony, provides exceptions for rape or incest within the first six weeks and to prevent the mother's death or a serious health risk, and shields patients from criminal prosecution while exposing providers to penalties of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

North Dakota's state constitution requires at least four of the five state Supreme Court justices to agree for a law to be declared unconstitutional.

A North Dakota law enacted in 2023 classifies the performance of an abortion as a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine while explicitly protecting patients from prosecution.

North Dakota law criminalizes prescribing or providing hormone treatments or puberty blockers to transgender minors as a misdemeanor and makes performing gender-affirming surgery on a minor a felony (information current as of 2025-10-09).

North Dakota's law includes an exemption for children who were already receiving gender-affirming medical treatments before the state's ban took effect (information current as of 2025-10-09).

A 2024 Stateline analysis of CDC data found that the suicide rate for U.S. adults aged 18-27 increased nearly 20% between 2014 and 2024, rising from 13.8 deaths per 100,000 people in 2014 to 16.4 deaths per 100,000 people in 2024.

At the time reported, North Dakota was among 13 U.S. states enforcing bans on abortion at all stages of pregnancy, and an additional four states barred abortion at or around six weeks gestational age.

A 2023 North Dakota law makes performing an abortion a felony while explicitly exempting patients from prosecution, and prescribes penalties for providers of up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.

The 2023 North Dakota abortion law includes exceptions for rape or incest within the first six weeks of pregnancy and exceptions to prevent the mother's death or a 'serious health risk'.