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Senate committee advances bill to shield medication-abortion providers and patients (AB 54)
Summary
The Senate committee advanced Assembly Bill 54, which would bar civil or criminal penalties for distributing, transporting, manufacturing or using medication-abortion drugs such as mifepristone and misoprostol, sponsors said. Supporters said the measure protects access amid national threats; opponents warned of safety and reporting concerns.
Assemblymember Krau presented Assembly Bill 54 to the California Senate Committee on Health, asking members to advance the measure that would enshrine in state law that distributing, transporting, manufacturing or using medication-abortion drugs is legal and protected from civil and criminal penalties.
Supporters told the committee the bill clarifies state protections for mifepristone and misoprostol and shields people and entities who provide or facilitate medication abortion. Tiffany Brokaw of the California Department of Justice, representing Attorney General Rob Bonta, said, “AB 54 would ensure…
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