{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-9.02.100","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 9.02.100","heading":"Reproductive privacy—Public policy.","body":"The sovereign people hereby declare that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions.\nAccordingly, it is the public policy of the state of Washington that:\n(1) Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control;\n(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;\n(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\n(4) The state shall not discriminate against the exercise of these rights in the regulation or provision of benefits, facilities, services, or information.","path":["Title 9","Chapter 9.02"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=9.02.100","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:45:00Z","sha256":"d784019a2e44dd97b50198d3bf09c0fe224d33fab30d3093cd2f13c47992e3c1","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-9.02.005","next":"us-wa/rcw-9.02.110"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}