In anticipation of an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling on access to abortion medication, Gov. Gavin Newsom is laying out California's plans to protect reproductive rights, highlighting steps the state has already taken and is promising a fight in the days and weeks to come.
FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on Feb. 01, 2023, in Sacramento, California.
The Supreme Court is poised to rule on the future use of a mifepriston, a commonly prescribed medication that can abort pregnancies. "In short, California, we've got your back," Bonta said. "In clinics, in courtrooms and on the ground across the state." "It's 17 bills, and those bills will further expand out protections and recognize that our health care practitioners provide health care to women all over the country," Skinner said.
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