{"id":2048936,"date":"2023-09-28T23:34:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-signs-law-to-shield-doctors-who-mail-abortion-pills-out-of-state-from-prosecution\/"},"modified":"2023-09-28T23:36:47","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T03:36:47","slug":"gov-newsom-signs-law-to-shield-doctors-who-mail-abortion-pills-out-of-state-from-prosecution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-signs-law-to-shield-doctors-who-mail-abortion-pills-out-of-state-from-prosecution\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov. Newsom signs law protecting doctors mailing abortion pills across state lines from prosecution."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgov-newsom-signs-law-to-shield-doctors-who-mail-abortion-pills-out-of-state-from-prosecution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2048936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Governor Signs Law to Protect Doctors Providing Abortion Pills<\/h2>\n<p>California\u2063 Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a groundbreaking law \u2063that aims to protect doctors \u2063who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-not-over-biden-reacts-to-the-end-of-roe\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is Not Over\u2019: Biden Reacts To The End Of Roe\">mail abortion pills<\/a> to women \u200cin states where the procedure is restricted. The law, \u2064known as Senate Bill 345, also\u2064 safeguards doctors in California \u2063who offer &#8220;gender-affirming\u200b care&#8221; to \u200bout-of-state \u200bpatients. This is particularly significant as many \u2062Republican-led states have banned \u200cmedications used to treat gender dysphoria.<\/p>\n<p>Starting \u200dfrom January\u2064 1, 2024,\u2063 doctors, nurses, pharmacists, \u2064and \u2062other healthcare\u2064 professionals who provide these drugs to out-of-state patients will be shielded from \u200bcriminal or \u2064civil prosecution while they are in \u200dCalifornia. However,\u2062 once \u200cthey leave the state, \u200cthis protection no longer\u200c applies.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/opinion\/california-attorney-general-attacks-pro-life-centers-right-to-reverse-abortions-5499264?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>California Attorney General Attacks Pro-Life Centers\u2019 Right to Reverse Abortions<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/27\/2023<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/oregons-top-court-asked-to-decide-fate-of-gop-senators-who-staged-walkout-over-abortion-gun-measures-5498518?ea_src=author_manual&#038;ea_med=related_stories\"><strong>Oregon\u2019s Top Court Asked\u200d to\u200d Decide Fate\u2062 of GOP Senators Who Staged Walkout\u200c Over Abortion, Gun \u2062Measures<\/strong><\/a>  &#8211; 9\/26\/2023<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The new \u2063law also prohibits authorities and government\u200c officials from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into doctors who mail abortion pills. It\u2064 further bans bounty hunters or\u200d bail agents\u200d from \u200bapprehending healthcare professionals and \u2064patients in California and transporting them to \u2062another state for trial.<\/p>\n<p>State Senator Nancy Skinner, the \u2062bill&#8217;s author and\u200c a \u200bDemocrat, stated,\u200c &#8220;With SB 345, California is protecting our\u2063 medical \u200dprofessionals from malicious prosecution, allowing them to provide essential \u200dreproductive and gender-affirming\u200b care to patients regardless\u200c of\u200c their location.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Under this\u2062 law, California doctors can now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-bill-halts-funding-to-universities-providing-chemical-abortions\/\" title=\"GOP bill halts funding to universities providing chemical abortions\">provide abortion pills<\/a> or transgender-related medications to out-of-state patients after a telehealth or videoconferencing \u200bconsultation.\u200c This is\u2063 a significant change from the previous requirement of an in-person visit, which\u200d was altered due \u200cto the \u2063COVID-19 pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>It\u200b is important \u200bto note that many Republican-led states have\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-signs-law-to-shield-doctors-who-mail-abortion-pills-out-of-state-from-prosecution\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom signs law protecting doctors mailing abortion pills across state lines from prosecution.\">implemented strict abortion \u200brestrictions<\/a>, some \u200ceven banning the procedure as early as six\u200c weeks. In contrast, Governor Newsom has\u2064 signed laws \u200bin California to allow late-term abortions\u2063 and protect doctors in cases of failed abortions where a \u2064baby is born\u2062 alive\u2064 and not provided with care. Critics argue that\u200c these laws enable infanticide.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, \u2063California&#8217;s new law empowers doctors and patients to \u2064take legal \u2063action within the state against anyone who interferes with their right\u2063 to obtain or provide\u2062 legally protected healthcare. It\u200d also strengthens the state&#8217;s &#8220;Safe Haven&#8221; laws, which protect individuals escaping prosecution \u2062or imprisonment in states that have criminalized abortion or\u2063 certain transgender treatments.<\/p>\n<p>The law also\u200c prevents\u2063 California tech firms, such as Facebook, from complying with out-of-state subpoenas or requests for \u200cinformation, aiming to\u200d avoid situations like a recent Nebraska case.\u200c In that \u2064case, \u200da \u2063woman conspired on Facebook\u2062 with her teenage \u2062daughter to perform an illegal medication \u200cabortion in the third\u200d trimester.<\/p>\n<p>While the Food and Drug Administration \u2064has only approved abortion pills \u200cfor \u200buse within the \u2064first 10 weeks of pregnancy, \u2063California&#8217;s new law represents a significant step forward in reproductive healthcare rights. Similar laws have been enacted in New York \u2064and Massachusetts following the Supreme Court&#8217;s\u200b decision to\u200c overturn\u2062 Roe v. Wade \u200bin \u200c2022, \u2063which returned the\u2062 power to\u200c determine abortion laws to the states.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2062the\u2062 California \u2063Catholic Conference has objected \u200dto the law, arguing that the state is\u2062 imposing its\u2063 beliefs on states and citizens who oppose \u2064abortion. In \u200ca \u200bletter to lawmakers, the association expressed\u2062 concern about disregarding the interests of other states in protecting unborn children and public health.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What\u2062 are the\u200d arguments in favor of Senate \u2064Bill 345 and how does it protect reproductive rights?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Ich made it difficult \u200dfor patients in \u200drestricted states to access these medications. The \u200duse of telehealth and videoconferencing not only makes it more convenient for patients but also ensures their \u2063privacy and safety, especially in situations where they may face discrimination or harassment if they were to seek these services locally.<\/p>\n<p>The signing of this law by Governor Newsom has been met\u2062 with both praise \u200dand criticism. Supporters argue that it is a necessary step to protect the reproductive rights of women and \u200dthe healthcare professionals who provide these services. They believe that\u2062 every individual should have access to safe and legal reproductive healthcare, regardless of their \u2064geographical location. They also \u200cargue that it is a matter of healthcare equity and social justice, ensuring that marginalized communities have equal access to important medical services.<\/p>\n<p>On the \u2062other hand, opponents\u2064 argue\u2064 that this law undermines the authority of individual states to regulate medical practices within their boundaries. \u2062They believe that\u2062 states should have\u2063 the right to enforce their own laws and restrictions on abortion and gender-affirming care. Some argue that this law encourages &#8220;abortion tourism&#8221; and may lead to an increase in out-of-state patients seeking these services in California.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that this law does not override \u2063the existing federal restrictions \u200don abortion. The Hyde Amendment, for example, prohibits the use of federal \u200dfunds for most abortions except in\u200b cases of\u200b rape, incest,\u2063 or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mouthwash-contains-chemicals-tied-to-heart-problems-cancer\/\" title=\"Mouthwash linked to heart issues, cancer.\">life-threatening\u200d conditions<\/a>. This means that out-of-state patients will still have to pay for these services\u200c themselves or rely on private insurance coverage.<\/p>\n<p>California is not the only state to pass laws protecting doctors who provide abortion pills and gender-affirming care to\u200d out-of-state patients. Other states, such as Hawaii, Illinois, New York, Oregon,\u200b and\u200b Washington, have similar laws in place. These laws reflect a\u2063 growing recognition of\u2063 the importance of safe and accessible reproductive\u2063 healthcare, as well\u2063 as\u2062 the\u2062 need\u2064 to protect healthcare \u200dprofessionals who provide these services.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the signing of Senate Bill 345 by California Governor Gavin Newsom is a\u2064 significant\u200b step\u200b in protecting doctors\u2064 who provide abortion pills and gender-affirming care to out-of-state patients. It aims to ensure that these healthcare \u2062professionals \u2062can provide essential reproductive and \u2062gender-affirming\u200d care without fear of prosecution. While it has received both support and opposition, it reflects \u2063a growing recognition of the \u200dimportance of safe and accessible reproductive healthcare for all individuals,\u200c regardless of their geographical location.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law protecting doctors from prosecution when providing abortion pills to women in states with restrictive abortion laws. The law, Senate Bill 345, also safeguards doctors offering &#8220;gender-affirming care&#8221; to out-of-state patients. 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