California Health and Safety Code 123468 – The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by …
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The performance of an abortion is unauthorized if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and if either of the following is true:
(a) The person performing the abortion is not a health care provider authorized to perform an abortion pursuant to § 2253 of the Business and Professions Code.
Terms Used In California Health and Safety Code 123468
- Person: means any person, firm, association, organization, partnership, business trust, corporation, limited liability company, or company. See California Health and Safety Code 19
(b) The abortion is performed on a viable fetus, and both of the following are established:
(1) In the good faith medical judgment of the physician, the fetus was viable.
(2) In the good faith medical judgment of the physician, continuation of the pregnancy posed no risk to life or health of the pregnant person.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 629, Sec. 8. (AB 2223) Effective January 1, 2023.)