Bill > AB260

This bill provides comprehensive legal protections for sexual and reproductive healthcare services, with a particular focus on medication abortion and the drug mifepristone. Specifically, the bill prohibits state and local authorities from taking legal action against healthcare providers, pharmacists, clinics, and other professionals who manufacture, transport, distribute, or provide medication abortion drugs like mifepristone. The legislation ensures that healthcare professionals cannot be criminally prosecuted, professionally disciplined, or have their licenses revoked for providing abortion-related care that is legal in California, even if those actions would be considered illegal in another state. The bill also mandates that health insurance plans and providers cannot limit or exclude coverage for medication abortion drugs, and protects medical information related to abortion services from being shared with out-of-state entities. Additionally, the bill removes outdated criminal provisions related to abortion, clarifies that minors can consent to pregnancy-related medical care, and extends protections to ensure that individuals in detention facilities, including juveniles, can access abortion services without unnecessary restrictions. The bill is designed to protect reproductive healthcare access in California amid increasing legal challenges to abortion rights in other states, and it takes effect immediately due to the urgency of preserving reproductive healthcare options.

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