Cal. Health and Safety Code § 123462 : California Health And Safety Code — Personal Health Care (Including Maternal, Child, And Adolescent) — Maternal Health — Reproductive Privacy Act — Legislative findings and declarations; public policy Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session The Legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions. Accordingly, it is the public policy of the State of California that: (a) Every individual has the fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control. (b) Every woman has the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose and to obtain an abortion, except as specifically limited by this article. (c) The state shall not deny or interfere with a woman's fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose to obtain an abortion, except as specifically permitted by this article. Ca. Health and Saf. Code § 123462 Added by Stats 2002 ch 385 (SB 1301), s 8, eff. 1/1/2003.