Abortion in California

Abortion pills by mail (telehealth)

Telehealth providers that ship abortion pills into California, from the clinic database:

• A Safe ChoiceShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Abortion On DemandShips abortion pills by mail into California
• AbuzzShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Aid AccessShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Cambridge Reproductive Health Consultants – The MAPShips abortion pills by mail into California
• CARE: Clinics for Abortion and Reproductive Excellence – Abortion by MailShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Choices RisingShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Forward MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Her Safe HarborShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Hey JaneShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Juniper MidwiferyShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Pills By PostShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Roxy Clinic – TelehealthShips abortion pills by mail into California
• SameDayAbortionPillsShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Southern WovenShips abortion pills by mail into California
• SunnyShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Twentyeight HealthShips abortion pills by mail into California
• We Take Care of UsShips abortion pills by mail into California
• Whole Woman’s Health Virtual CareShips abortion pills by mail into California

Protections

• The state's constitution protects abortion.
• State law protects abortion.

Bans

• Under current law, abortion is legal to provide until possible fetal viability - the point when a fetus might survive outside the uterus - with some exceptions. This is sometimes referred to as a "viability ban." This usually applies after about the first 24 weeks of pregnancy.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary to save the pregnant person's life.
• Healthcare professionals in the state may be allowed to provide an abortion after the state's legal limit if it is necessary for the pregnant person's health, including physical or mental health.

Barriers

• The state allows multiple types of healthcare professionals, not just doctors, to provide abortions, such as physician assistants, certified nurse midwives, nurse practitioners, or other qualified medical professionals. The state may limit which types of providers can provide abortions and under what circumstances, including the abortion method or gestational age.

Minors

• Healthcare professionals in the state may provide an abortion to a minor without any restrictions based on age.

Telehealth

• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth to patients in any other state and provides legal protections for those providers.
• The state allows healthcare professionals inside the state to provide medication abortion through telehealth.

Privacy

• The state has laws to help keep healthcare data private, including laws that prohibit the collection, sharing, and selling of healthcare information.

Insurance

• The state requires private health insurance plans regulated by the state to cover abortion. These requirements do not apply to self-insured plans regulated by the federal government.
• The state's Medicaid program is required to cover abortion.