AB 2134, as amended, Waldron. Clinics: notice: abortion pill reversal.
Existing law, the Reproductive FACT Act, requires a licensed covered facility, as defined, to disseminate a notice to clients stating, among other things, that California has public programs that provide immediate free or low-cost access to comprehensive family planning services, prenatal care, and abortion, for eligible women. Existing law authorizes the Attorney General, city attorney, or county counsel to bring an action to impose a specified civil penalty against covered facilities that fail to comply with these requirements.
This bill would additionally require those licensed covered facilities, if the facility provides abortions, to post a public notice advising clients that it may be possible to reverse the effects of the abortion pill.
Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: yes. State-mandated local program: no.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
Section 123472.4 is added to the Health and
2Safety Code, to read:
(a) A licensed covered facility that performs
4abortions shall post the following public notice in English and in
5the primary threshold languages for Medi-Cal beneficiaries, as
6determined by the State Department of Health Care Services for
7the county in which the facility is located:
9“It may be possible to reverse the effects of the abortion pill. If
10you change your mind after taking the abortion pill, time is of the
11essence. For more information, call the Abortion Pill Reversal
12Hotline atbegin delete (877) 558-0333.”end deletebegin insert
[insert the telephone number or web
13site] for more information.”end insert
15(b) The notice described in subdivision (a) shall be at least 8.5
16inches by 11 inches, written in no less than 22-point type, and
17posted in a conspicuous place where individuals wait that may be
18easily read by those seeking services from the facility.
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