California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a new law allowing Arizona doctors to perform abortions in California, following a recent Supreme Court ruling that upheld a near-total abortion ban from 1864.
The new measure allows patients to continue receiving abortion services from their own Arizona doctors in California until November 30, following a recent Supreme Court ruling. The law allows licensed Arizona doctors to obtain a temporary California medical license within five days of submitting required documentation to the medical boards.
Nonprofit organizations like Essential Access and Red, Wine, and Blue will cover the associated fees for the procedures. California Assemblyman James Gallagher voted against the bill, arguing it was less about helping women than it was about Newsom's shadow campaign for president. Newsom signed the bill in partnership with the California Legislative Women's Caucus, which drafted the legislation. State Sen. Nancy Skinner said the new law can provide Arizona women with an abortion safe haven when the 1864 statute takes effect later this year.
The fate of Arizona's 1864 ban remains uncertain as the Supreme Court has granted Attorney General Kris Mayes' request to delay its enforcement until September 26.
The new measure allows patients to continue receiving abortion services from their own Arizona doctors in California until November 30, following a recent Supreme Court ruling. The law allows licensed Arizona doctors to obtain a temporary California medical license within five days of submitting required documentation to the medical boards.
Nonprofit organizations like Essential Access and Red, Wine, and Blue will cover the associated fees for the procedures. California Assemblyman James Gallagher voted against the bill, arguing it was less about helping women than it was about Newsom's shadow campaign for president. Newsom signed the bill in partnership with the California Legislative Women's Caucus, which drafted the legislation. State Sen. Nancy Skinner said the new law can provide Arizona women with an abortion safe haven when the 1864 statute takes effect later this year.
The fate of Arizona's 1864 ban remains uncertain as the Supreme Court has granted Attorney General Kris Mayes' request to delay its enforcement until September 26.
