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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123468 — Reproductive Privacy Act

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123468

Type
Statute
Source
California Health and Safety Code
Jurisdiction
California
Date
2023-01-01
Current through
Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)

The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and if either of the following is true:

Citator

Cal. Health & Safety Code § 123468 — Reproductive Privacy Act is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.

The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and if either of the following is true:

(a) The person performing the abortion is not a health care provider authorized to perform an abortion pursuant to Section 2253 of the Business and Professions Code.

(b) The abortion is performed on a viable fetus, and both of the following are established:

(1) In the good faith medical judgment of the physician, the fetus was viable.

(2) In the good faith medical judgment of the physician, continuation of the pregnancy posed no risk to life or health of the pregnant person.