“Arizona Republicans tried to turn back the clock to 1864 to impose a near-total abortion ban across their state. We refuse to stand by and acquiesce to their oppressive and dangerous attacks on women,” Newsom, a Democrat, said in a statement Thursday.
The new law allows licensed Arizona doctors to obtain a temporary California medical license within five days of submitting the required documentation to the medical boards.
Nonprofit organizations like Essential Access and Red, Wine, and Blue will cover the associated fees for the procedures.
California Assemblyman James Gallagher, a Republican, voted against the bill, arguing it “is less about helping women than it is about Newsom’s shadow campaign for president.”
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