The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
October 10, 2013

California Expands Abortion Access Through Nurse-Practitioners, Midwives 
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


 
California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed into law a measure expanding
access to abortions by allowing more health practitioners to provide
them. Under the law, nurse-practitioners, nurse-midwives and physician
assistants will be able to perform the common surgical procedure known
as aspiration during the early stages of pregnancy. Four other states
allow nurse practitioners to provide such abortions. The law's authors
say it will help bring abortion to remote areas that lack providers.

 

.