Business and Professions Code section 601

Every person who willfully writes, composes or publishes any notice or advertisement of any medicine or means for producing or facilitating a miscarriage or abortion, or who offers his services by any notice, advertisement, or otherwise, to assist in the accomplishment of any such purpose is guilty of a felony and shall be punished as provided in the Penal Code.

Source: Section 601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=601. (accessed May 4, 2025).

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Apr. 24, 2025

§ 601’s source at ca.gov

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/business_and_professions_code_section_601

Original Source: Section 601, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=601. (last accessed Apr. 24, 2025).