Newsom signed SB 233 on Thursday. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SB 233, authored by Democratic state Sen. Nancy Skinner, will immediately shield Arizona abortionists from penalties in their home state and allow them to "temporarily" perform abortions on Arizonian women in the Golden State. The bill passed the state Senate this week after it had already cleared the Assembly.
"With Governor Newsom’s signature on SB 233, our Arizona sisters can come to California to get the health care they need from their own doctors, who they know and rely on," Skinner, who chairs the women's legislative caucus, said Thursday. "And their Arizona doctors can come to California without fear of spending 2 to 5 years in prison -- the penalty under Arizona’s 1864 law. Once again, California has made it crystal clear for all those who need or deliver essential reproductive care: We’ve got your back."
ARIZONA SUPREME COURT UPHOLDS NEAR-TOTAL ABORTION BAN
Maria Peña holds a rosary and sign out outside a building housing an abortion provider in Dallas, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero) (AP Photo/LM Otero)
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The law, which was codified in 1913 after Arizona became a state, includes an exception in cases where the mother's life is at risk.
Last month, the Democrat-controlled California legislature shot down a bill that would have required 7-12th-grade curriculum to incorporate details about free resources available at pro-life pregnancy care centers.
Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the Senate.
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