The first law, AB 1356, will produce new offenses arising from recording or photographing patients or providers within 100 feet of the entrance to a reproductive health services facility. The other, AB 1184, will keep patient information confidential for patients who are not the primary policyholder for their health insurance. Healthcare services that patients can keep confidential include "reproductive health care and gender-affirming care," according to the governor's statement .
“California has been a leader in protecting access to sexual and reproductive rights, but as we’ve seen recently with unprecedented attacks on these rights, we can and must do more,” Newsom said in his statement. “I applaud the establishment of the California Future of Abortion Council and look forward to its important work to advance our state’s leadership on this vital issue. I’m proud today to sign these two bills that demonstrate our dedication to strengthening and further protecting access to reproductive health care services in California.”
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The Administration’s participation in the new “California Future of Abortion Council” – launched by Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California (PPAC), NARAL-Pro Choice CA, Black Women for Wellness, ACCESS Reproductive Justice, and National Health Law Program (NHelp) – will work in collaboration with researchers, advocates, policy makers, providers, patients and key constituents to identify potential challenges that currently exist or may arise, and recommend solutions that will continue the state’s reproductive freedom leadership.
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Newsom's statement noted his signing of the legislations came after Texas passed a ban on abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected, pledging California would "remain a haven for all Californians, and for those coming from out-of-state seeking reproductive health services here."
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All nine Republican members of the California Senate rejected the signing of AB 1184 and sent a letter to Newsom asking him to veto the bill.
“We should be encouraging parents and families to be involved in their children’s lives, not removing them further from it,” read the letter .
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Newsom's signing of the twin bills comes just over a week after he handily overcame a recall effort on Sept. 14. The election is set to cost taxpayers about $276 million.
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In 2019, Governor Newsom signed a Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom, reaffirming California’s commitment to protecting women’s reproductive choices. The Governor has advanced investments to expand access to reproductive and sexual health care and signed multiple bills protecting reproductive freedom, including SB 374 earlier this year and SB 24 and AB 1264 in 2019.
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