California lawmakers unveiled two new pieces of legislation to protect abortion access in the state ahead of President-elect Trump’s return to the White House in January.

The first of the two bills seeks to protect Californians’ access to abortion, particularly medication abortion.

Under the bill, manufacturers and distributors of abortion medications as well as authorized health care providers and others would be protected from any civil, criminal, or professional liability when “transporting, distributing or administering” medication abortion in the state, according to a statement from the California Attorney General Rob Bonta.........

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