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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected from prosecution under a new bill to be unveiled Friday in the state Legislature.
The law does not require residency, and is based on existing state law (SB 143, 2023) and federal law for military spouses. The new bill will not cost California taxpayers additional money, the ...
California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 7. ... Act ― a 150-year-old law that criminalizes sending “obscene ...
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 ...
The measure cements into the state Constitution current law on abortion, supporters say. Others disagree
While California has strong abortion protections, federal legislation would override state law. Ads allege California congressman wants to ban abortion without exceptions. Here’s his record
"It’s more important than ever to fight like hell for those who need these essential services," Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom said.
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.