Brown signs bill to let nurse-practitioners, others perform abortions

[kpete]

Source: Los Angeles Times

By Patrick McGreevy
October 9, 2013, 12:58 p.m.
SACRAMENTO -- California women will have more access to abortion after Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Wednesday that allows nurse practitioners and other non-physicians to perform the procedure during the first trimester of pregnancy.

Assemblywoman Toni Atkins (D-San Diego) introduced the measure because of concern that there are not enough physicians, especially in rural areas, to meet the needs of women who desire an abortion.

“Timely access to reproductive health services is critical to women’s health,” Atkins said in a statement. “AB 154 will ensure that no woman has to travel excessively long distances or wait for long periods in order to obtain an early abortion."

The measure was one of seven bills signed by the governor Wednesday that involved women’s health, including legislation to promote breastfeeding.

Read more: http://www.latimes.com/local/political/la-me-pc-gov-brown-allows-nursepractitioners-to-perform-abortions-20131009,0,1769391.story

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. Nurse practitioners are highly skilled, and extensively trained.

This will help the situation so much.

Good for Governor Brown.

[Lunabelle]

2. It is a very safe procedure.

I have worked in many women's clinics where abortions were performed and I never once sent a patient to the ER. I'm not saying it doesn't happen, but it happens rarely.

[FarPoint]

15. Thank you for your service.

[Auggie]

3. K&R

[BlueJazz]

4. Jerry Brown and Rick Scott

Kinda' like Porterhouse prime steak and veggies plus Chocolate Malt verses 3 day old 50 cent hotdog with 1/2 filled can of coke with cigarette butt in it.

[Rebellious Republican]

6. Ummm, republicans do like a good hotdog!

Sorry this what came to mind

[BlueJazz]

9. Boy..that is a sight!

[pitbullgirl1965]

10. EWWWWWW!!!

that's bad enough without Creepy McCreeperson leering "I'd Teabag that!" in the backgroundD:

[Rebellious Republican]

11. Bwahahaha!!!!

[pitbullgirl1965]

21. A+

[jmowreader]

14. What the hell is wrong with her eyes?

[Rebellious Republican]

16. I guess you have never seen true Ecstasy from a female sexual partner, or to put it bluntly

A massive orgasm.

[jmowreader]

18. No, I'm serious. Look at her right eye.

She is wearing a shitload of eyeliner so it's easy to see her lashlines...it looks like the inside half of her right eyelid got cut off.

[pitbullgirl1965]

20. Her soul. n/t

[davidpdx]

17. Bachmann does a German sausage

Says if you spit, I'll swallow.

[CTyankee]

5. Excellent! I worked in abortion rights in the 90s and knew this was a real possibility.

In those days, I think VT was the only state in the NE that allowed PAs to do first trimester abortions.

This makes sense. In a state as big as CA it is essential.

Thank god for nurse practioners!

[AllyCat]

7. That's how it used to be. NPs are perfectly qualified and probably more

supportive for women at such a difficult time.

[CSStrowbridge]

8. California is doing amazing things...

California is doing amazing things, now that the GOP can't block them at every turn.

And yes, I know I've posted something like this more than once, but it is true here as it was before.

[Arugula Latte]

12. Awesome. Good things happen when Republicans are marginalized into insignificance.

Now, may the rest of the country follow suit.

[Triana]

13. Great news!

The christo-fascists will have a hizzy but who cares?

[Left Coast2020]

19. Got an e-mail from group asking me to send Governor Brown

...a thank you note.

I was happy to sign.

Love our governor.

[ogradda]

22. Good.

Wish all the states would do have that.

[Politicub]

23. I wish we had gov Brown here!

This is a great victory for women! Wtg, Calif!

[displacedtexan]

24. KRON 4 news reported that abortion foes are rallying to pass a referendum

Against this law because--- wait for it!--- THIS WILL PUT WOMEN'S HEALTH AT RISK!

Heavy sigh.