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Senate committee advances bill shielding medication-abortion providers and patients from enforcement actions
Summary
Assembly Bill 54 was advanced by the California Senate Committee on Health after proponents said it would protect access to medication abortion and opponents raised safety and liability concerns.
Assembly Bill 54: The California Senate Committee on Health heard Assemblymember Krau present AB 54, a measure to clarify that distributing, transporting, manufacturing and using medication-abortion drugs (mifepristone and misoprostol) is legal in California and that providers and others should be shielded from civil and criminal penalties.
Why it matters: Supporters said AB 54 responds to national threats to abortion access since the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2022 decision overturning Roe v. Wade and would protect existing access in California. Opponents said the bill would shield providers from liability and raised concerns about safety and…
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