California Health and Safety Code

§ 123467

HSC § 123467 Effective Jan 1, 2023Div. 106 · Part 2 · Ch. 2 · Art. 2.5

Statute text

(a)Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this article, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death due to causes that occurred in utero.

(b)A person who aids or assists a pregnant person in exercising their rights under this article shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise be deprived of their rights, based solely on their actions to aid or assist a pregnant person in exercising their rights under this article with the pregnant person’s voluntary consent.

Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 629, Sec. 7. (AB 2223) Effective January 1, 2023.