California considers allowing nurses to perform abortions without doctors
by Samira Sadeque from US news | The Guardian on (#5WRH7)
Bill in state senate would give more power to nurse practitioners to address looming staff shortages and potential increase in demand
California has introduced a bill that would allow nurse practitioners to provide abortion care without the supervision of a physician.
The San Diego senator Toni Atkins, who introduced the bill, said the expansion of nurses' roles would address both a looming shortage of healthcare professionals in the state, and help California prepare for a potential influx of patients driven by increasingly stringent abortion laws elsewhere.
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