Health and Safety Code - HSC
DIVISION 106. PERSONAL HEALTH CARE (INCLUDING MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT) [123100 - 125850]
( Division 106 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. ) PART 2. MATERNAL, CHILD, AND ADOLESCENT HEALTH [123225 - 124250]
( Part 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. ) CHAPTER 2. Maternal Health [123375 - 123643]
( Chapter 2 added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 415, Sec. 8. ) ARTICLE 2.5. Reproductive Privacy Act [123460 - 123469]
( Article 2.5 added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 385, Sec. 8. ) 123467.
(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.
(Added by Stats. 2022, Ch. 629, Sec. 7. (AB 2223) Effective January 1, 2023.)