Hawaii state Sen. Joy San Buenaventura speaks at a bill signing ceremony in Honolulu on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Hawaii's governor signed legislation expanding access to abortion and putting into law recent executive orders protecting local health care providers from prosecution by out-of-state authorities. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)
March 23, 2023
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March 23, 2023 12:15 p.m.
New Hawaii law expands abortion access, protects providers
The measure expands abortion access by allowing physician assistants to perform medical and surgical abortions during the first trimester of pregnancy