The California AB-980 Abortion Story

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CREDIT:

California Legislature
Senate Appropriations Committe
Monday, August 26th, 2013

Measure: AB-980
Legislation Subject: Abortion
The California Channel: http://bit.ly/16Rse36​
Status: Passed the Senate Appropriations Committee 5-2 (http://bit.ly/rKza2d​)
Author: Assemblymember Richard Pan, MD (Democrat, 9th Assembly District)
Co-Author: Assemblymember Toni Atkins (Democrat, 78th Assembly District)

DESCRIPTION:

This bill would require the commission, in conjunction with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, to adopt emergency regulations to repeal a specific portion of the 2013 Triennial Edition of the Building Standards Code, and would prohibit the commission from adopting building code standards that establish construction requirements for primary care clinics that provide medication or aspiration abortion services that differ from construction standards applicable to other specified primary care clinics. The bill would require the State Department of Public Health, no later than July 1, 2014, to repeal or revise regulations relating to abortion services in primary care clinics to ensure that any requirements specific to abortion services are consistent with applicable law and medical standards of care.

BACKGROUND:

Bill Text: http://bit.ly/14E8yAg​
Bill Author: http://bit.ly/13L7kPm​