California now requires private health insurance plans to cover abortions and does not allow them to charge things such as co-pays or deductibles for the procedure. Effect of Supreme Court ruling: Abortion remains legal in California prior to the viability of a fetus. Democratic Gov. Gavin ...
California Abortion Laws: Legal and Illegal Abortion by:Lindsay Kramer California abortion laws are significantly more liberal than the abortion laws in place in other states. In California, a woman can generally pursue an abortion until about 24 weeks of pregnancy without facing obstacles like mandat...
A billboard reading "Welcome to California, where abortion is safe and still legal," on July 12, 2022 in Rancho Mirage, California. The billboard was paid for by Planned Parenthood of the Pacific Southwest following the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.Getty Images The p...
Abortion is legal in Nevada within 24 weeks of pregnancy. Last September, an abortion rights coalition made up of Planned Parenthood, Reproductive Freedom for All Nevada and the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada filed a petition with the secretary of state's office to propose a ballot que...
California Abortion in California is legal until the point of fetal viability. In 2002, the California Legislaturepassed a lawthat prevents the state from denying or interfering with a woman's right to obtain an abortion up to that point, or when an abortion "is necessary to protect the life...
Still, the legal uncertainty could end up hindering people who work in the field of abortion, Ziegler said. “What that would mean is the person from California would have a hard time traveling to a lot of places, especially if the judgment is out against them,” s...
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Abortion Rights Protected in Michigan, California, Vermont More The Associated Press California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, right, hugs Jodie Hicks, chief executive officer and president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, at a gathering in support of Propositio...
“Constitutional Attorney Dean Broyles, President of the National Center for Law and Policy, had a similar reaction. ‘AB-2223’s amendment yesterday was transparently made in response to widespread criticism that this aggressive abortion bill extended legal protections for child-killing beyond the...
But the measure’s supporters want to send a resounding message that abortion is legal and accessible in California, and they hope a solid win will inspire other states also to enshrine the right in their constitutions. The amendment in California would declare that the state "shall not deny ...