DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) 123100-125850›PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH 123225-124250›CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health 123375-123643›ARTICLE 2.5. Reproductive Privacy Act 123460-123469
§ 123466
California Health and Safety Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California
(a) The state shall not deny or interfere with a woman’s or pregnant person’s right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman or pregnant person.
(b) A person shall not be compelled in a state, county, city, or other local criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceeding to identify or provide information that would identify or that is related to an individual who has sought or obtained an abortion if the information is being requested based on either another state’s laws that interfere with a person’s rights under subdivision (a) or a foreign penal civil action, as defined in Section 2029.200 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 629, Sec. 6.5. (AB 2223) Effective January 1, 2023.)
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