Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills aimed at expanding access to reproductive health care and strengthening privacy protections for patients and providers in California.

The legislation includes Assembly Bill 260 , which was introduced by state Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Winters).

AB 260 allows health care providers to prescribe abortion medication anonymously, requires state-regulated health plans to cover the abortion pill mifepristone regardless of federal approval status, and increases legal protections for providers against criminal prosecution or lawsuits related to medical abortion.

Aguiar-Curry said Newsom's signature reinforces California's leadership on reproductive and privacy rights, as well as safeguarding the patient-provider relationship.

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