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On May 31, 2019, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom issued a proclamation explaining California's abortion laws, and encouraged women from states seeking to restrict a woman's ability to get an abortion to come to California for an abortion if she needs one. The statement read in part, "California will continue to uphold women's equality and ...
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.
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.
‘As quick as 5 minutes in California or as grueling as 11 hours in Texas’: Research reveals new post-Dobbs map of abortion access driving times Sara Estep May 24, 2024 at 1:26 PM
Anti-abortion organizers a political minority in CA, but ‘we have God here’ California has long cemented itself as a pro-abortion rights state — it’s a stance voters took even further in ...
In May 1982, California Attorney General George Deukmejian stated the gestation limit of the 1967 California abortion law was considered unenforceable because of conflicts with the 23-week Roe v. Wade ruling in 1973, but fetuses could be individually examined to determine viability, which was the legal limit.
March 28, 2024 at 6:00 AM ... Medication abortion could be offered for only 49 days from the start of a patient's last period, instead of up to 10 weeks as it is today. ... California has also ...
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 ...