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September 12, 2025

California Approves Bill Allowing Providers to Omit Names of Patients from Abortion Pill Bottles
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In California, lawmakers have passed a bill allowing healthcare
providers to omit the names of patients from abortion pill bottles, in
an effort to protect people in states with abortion bans. Labels could
also omit the name of the patient, prescriber and pharmacist. California
is a hub for dispensing and shipping abortion medication nationwide.


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