Since the passage of Obamacare, officially titled the Paitient Protection and Affordable Care Act, many states have stepped in to fill the loophole allowing taxpayer funding of abortion. They have accomplished this by passing laws prohibiting abortion coverage in health plans created through the state exchange program set up by Obamacare. Arizona was the first state to do so in April of last year followed by four other states that session. Eight more states have passed laws prohibiting abortion coverage in the 2011 session and eight additional states currently have such legislation pending. The following chart and map gives details:
| State | Bill Number | Date Enacted/Status |
| Passed in 2010: | Total: 5 states | |
| Arizona | AZ SB 1305 | 4/24/10 |
| Tennessee | TN SB 2686 | 5/05/10 (Democrat Gov. did not veto or sign, but allowed bill to become law without his signature.) |
| Mississippi | MS SB 3214 | 5/24/10 |
| Louisiana | LA HB 1247 | 7/02/10 |
| Missouri | MO SB 793 | 7/23/10 (same scenario as TN) |
| Passed in 2011: | Total: 8 states | |
| Utah | UT HB 354 | 3/23/11 |
| Idaho | ID S 1115 | 4/01/11 |
| Virginia | VA HB 2434 | 4/06/11 |
| Oklahoma | OK SB 547 | 4/20/11 |
| Indiana | IN HB 1210 | 5/10/11 |
| Nebraska | NE LB 22 | 5/18/11 |
| Kansas | KS HB 2075 | 5/25/11 |
| Florida | FL H 97 | 6/02/11 |
| Total passed: 13 states | ||
| Not Passed in 2011: | ||
| Minnesota | MN HF 201 | Vetoed (5/25/11) |
| Montana | MT SB 176 | Vetoed (4/4/11) |
| Arkansas | AR SB 113 | Passed Senate and House with amendments, then House did not transmit bill back to the Senate for them to concur before adjournment (2/2/11) |
| Georgia | GA SB 177 | Same path as AR (4/12/11) |
| Rhode Island | RI S 87 | Passed Senate (4/6/11) |
| Alabama | AL SB 202 | Passed Senate (5/24/11) |
| Total: 6 states | ||
| Pending in 2011 session: | ||
| Pennsylvania | PN SB 3 | Passed Senate |
| Ohio | OH HB 79 | Reported out of House committee |
| Wisconsin | WI AB 154/SB 92 | In committees of origin |
| Oregon | OR HB 3600 | In House committee |
| Iowa | HF 576, HSB 57, SF 38 | In committees of origin |
| Michigan | HB 4143/HB 4147 | In House committee |
| South Carolina | SC H 3406/S102 | In committees of origin |
| New Jersey | NJ A 3085 | In Assembly committee |
| Total: 8 states |
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