California plans to allow Arizona doctors to provide abortions across state lines

• Brandon Richards, a spokesperson for the governor, said in an emailed statement Monday that Newsom's team was working in coordination with the Arizona governor and attorney general on the emergency legislation.

The intrigue: Newsom said the bill was inspired by Republican Senate candidate Kari Lake's suggestion that Arizonans could cross the border to California for abortion access following the state Supreme Court ruling.

• "We took that quite literally and quite seriously," Newsom said from a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sacramento.

Zoom in: Newsom said California has seen an increase in people traveling to seek reproductive care in the state since the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision in 2022.

• California law allows abortion without restriction until fetal viability.

Reality check: Even if Arizona doctors can provide care in California, there's no guarantee Arizona patients can get to them.

• Abortion Fund of Arizona executive director Eloisa Lopez told 19th News traveling out-of-state for care could cost patients $1,500-$2,000.
• The fund — the state's largest financial assistance program for abortion care — will not be able to afford to help every woman who needs an abortion at that price point, Lopez said.