A new bill in the California Legislature would let some nurse practitioners perform abortions without the supervision of a doctor
FILE - People rally in support of abortion rights at the state Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., May 21, 2019. A bill announced, Thursday, March 3, 3022, by Senate President Pro Team Toni Atkins, a Democrat, that would let nurse practitioners who have the required training to perform first trimester abortions without the supervision by a doctor. SACRAMENTO, Calif.
Nurse practitioners are not doctors, but they have advanced degrees and can provide a number of treatments. In 2013, California passed a law allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to perform abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy — but only if they completed special training and were under the supervision of a doctor.
Texas has a law that bans nearly all abortions in the state, but it is only enforceable by civil lawsuits. Abortion rights groups have sued to block that law, but the U.S. Supreme Court has allowed the law to remain in effect while the case is pending. But California, led by Democrats who support abortion rights, would do the opposite by passing laws to increase access to abortion. That could include helping women who live in states where abortion is banned or severely limited travel to California for care.
Jonathan Keller, president and CEO of the California Family Council, called Atkins' bill “a tragic example of the legislators putting abortion numbers above abortion safety and putting ideology above patients."
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