Newsom Signs Law Protecting Doctors Who Mail Abortion Pills to Women in Banned States
California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law protecting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to women in banned states.
The law bans California authorities from cooperating with law enforcement from states where abortion is banned when investigating abortion pills sent by mail. It also prohibits bounty hunters or bail agents from apprehending doctors, pharmacists and patients in California and transporting them to states where they are wanted for providing or receiving an abortion.
“Radical politicians continue their all out assault on women’s health care with dangerous and deadly consequences,” Newsom said in a press release after signing the bill into law. “The right to an abortion is enshrined in California’s constitution. We will continue to protect women and health care workers who are seeking and providing basic care.”
The Associated Press reports,
