Alternatives to Abortion

The Alternatives to Abortion Program is established for the purpose of funding alternatives to abortion services for women at or below 200 percent of the Federal Poverty Level, consisting of services or counseling offered to a pregnant woman and continuing for one year thereafter, to assist her in carrying her unborn child to term instead of having an abortion and to assist her in caring for her dependent child or placing her child for adoption, including but not limited to the following: prenatal care; medical and mental health care; parenting skills; drug and alcohol testing and treatment; child care; newborn or infant care; housing; utilities; educational services; food, clothing and supplies related to pregnancy, newborn care, and parenting; adoption assistance; job training and placement; establishing and promoting responsible paternity; ultrasound services; case management; domestic abuse protection; and transportation. Actual provisions and delivery of such services shall be dependent on client need and not otherwise prioritized by the department. Such services shall only be available during pregnancy and continuing for one year thereafter, and shall exclude any family planning services. None of these funds shall be expended to perform or induce, assisting the performing or inducing of, or refer for, abortions; and none of these funds shall be granted to organizations or affiliates of organizations that perform or induce, assist in the performing or inducing of, or refer for, abortions.