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In 1969, the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of abortion rights, after hearing an appeal launched by Dr. Leon Belous, who had been convicted of referring a woman to someone who could provide her with an illegal abortion; [25] California's abortion law was declared unconstitutional in People v.
This work shows how far women aged 15 to 44 have to drive to access abortion care in their congressional district—a drive that could be as quick as five minutes in parts of California or as ...
The State Legislature amended California's abortion law in 1967 with the Therapeutic Abortion Act, signed by Governor Ronald Reagan in June, which extended the right to an abortion in cases of rape and incest up to 20 weeks of pregnancy. [5] In 1969, the California Supreme Court issued a ruling in People v.
The abortion rate in California fell sharply for decades in California, going from about 44 legal abortions per 1,000 women aged 15 to 44 in 1991 to about 16 per 1,000 women in 2017, Guttmacher ...
California has the nation's strongest abortion protections, but as Trump prepares to take the White House again, Democratic lawmakers say not enough has been done to secure reproductive access.
Now, abortion is again front and center after news broke last month that the U.S. Supreme Court was on the verge of overturning Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 ruling that legalized pregnancy terminations ...
Abortion is legal in Massachusetts up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. After 24 weeks, abortions may only be performed if a licensed physician determines it to be medically necessary. [107] Parental consent is required for minors under the age of 16. [108] In December 2020, the Massachusetts state legislature enshrined abortion rights into state law ...
Fontana and Beverly Hills are among the cities where local leaders have opposed the construction of abortion clinics. A new state law aims to make them easier to build.