Student Choice Map

Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia currently have dissection choice laws or policies for K-12 students. See how humane science is taking shape in the U.S.

Dissection Choice in the United States 

Click on a state to see if a dissection choice law or policy exists there. If there is a law/policy, a link to a pdf is provided so that you may save or print it for use it to advocate for humane science. If there is no law/policy, please check out our model law language/sample legislation that you can use when working with local legislators.

Click on any underlined state to open state law/policy pdf:

General Opt-Out Provision - Not Dissection Specific

Arizona

Hawaii

Minnesota

Texas

Utah

No Student Choice Policy

Alabama

Alaska

Arkansas

Colorado

Georgia

Idaho

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming