Abortion bill stalled in Senate
Law would expand access to first-trimester abortions
A bill that would allow nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants in California to perform first-trimester aspiration abortions has stalled in the Senate.
A mere two days after the Senate Bill 1338 was introduced on April 24, the Senate Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee came to a 4-4 deadlock, according to The Sacramento Bee. California’s Nurses Association objected to the original bill, which would allow 24,000 additional medical professionals to perform the operation, instead signing off on a revision that would grant approval to only 41 people involved in a state pilot program.
California’s push for expanded abortion access is in stark contrast to the national trend, as other states pass laws to strip funding from Planned Parenthood and close abortion clinics.
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