Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that prohibits medical providers, health insurers and prison staff from disclosing abortion-related medical records to out-of-state law enforcement officials who seek to use that information to prosecute an individual for getting an abortion.

Highlights:

• Prohibits certain people from releasing an abortion-related information to law enforcement, including:

• Healthcare providers;

• Contractors; and

• Employers (Sec. 2). 

• Amends to read “foreign jurisdiction” as “a foreign nation”, “a state other than this state”, etc. (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits subpoenas from other states if relating to an individual’s abortion rights (Sec. 4.5).

• Prohibits subpoenas from other states relating to gender-affirmation (Sec. 4.5).

• Prohibits the state from interfering with abortion rights (Sec. 6).

• Authorizes abortion care without policyholder’s authorization (Sec. 7).

• Requires prison authority to offer medical care for pregnancy, including abortion (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to amend and pass a bill that prohibits medical providers, health insurers and prison staff from disclosing abortion-related medical records to out-of-state law enforcement officials who seek to use that information to prosecute an individual for getting an abortion.

Highlights:

• Prohibits certain people from releasing an abortion-related information to law enforcement, including:

• Healthcare providers;

• Contractors; and

• Employers (Sec. 2). 

• Amends to read “foreign jurisdiction” as “a foreign nation”, “a state other than this state”, etc. (Sec. 3).

• Prohibits subpoenas from other states if relating to an individual’s abortion rights (Sec. 4.5).

• Prohibits subpoenas from other states relating to gender-affirmation (Sec. 4.5).

• Prohibits the state from interfering with abortion rights (Sec. 6).

• Authorizes abortion care without policyholder’s authorization (Sec. 7).

• Requires prison authority to offer medical care for pregnancy, including abortion (Sec. 8).

Full Bill Text