PIP: State legislatures enacted less fertility-related legislation in 1980 than in any year since 1972. 28 new laws were passed in 1980, compared to 61 in 1979. The drop in new laws was caused by a lack of abortion legislation. From 1973, when the Supreme Court legalized abortion, through 1980, states have passed a total of 191 abortion-related laws covering abortion, from the aspect of informed consent to protection of the fetus to Medicaid funding. Abortion dominated the field in 1980's legislation also. There was no legislation dealing with the problems of teen pregnancy. California voted to authorize minors over 12 to consent to hospital, surgical, and medical care for the diagnosis and treatment of venereal diseases and specified that the minor's parents will not be liable for expenses. There was no initiative by state legislatures in sex education. Only Maryland, New Jersey, Kentucky, and the District of Columbia require schools to offer sex education. The number of new laws pertaining to insurance coverage of fertility related medical services doubled from 1979 to 1980. In 1980, Alabama, Idaho, Oklahoma, and Tennessee joined the list of states requesting Congress to call a constitutional convention to propose an antiabortion amendment. Alabama, Idaho, and Oklahoma seek an amendment to outlaw abortion except to save a woman's life.