LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom is introducing emergency legislation that allows Arizona abortion providers to treat patients in California.
He made the announcement on MSNBC over the weekend.
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A near-total abortion ban, based on a Civil War-era law from 1864 - before Arizona was even a state - is expected to go back into effect there within weeks.
Republicans in Arizona already passed a ban after 15 weeks of pregnancy.
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Newsom's bill will be introduced this week through the California Legislature's women's caucus. It would essentially allow Arizona providers to be quickly licensed to treat their patients in California.