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  "description": "Under a bill that may soon pass the Legislature, California medical providers and affiliated businesses could face hefty state fines if they comply with a federal subpoena seeking abortion, gender-affirming or reproductive care information.",
  "path": "/trump-wants-data-on-californias-trans-and-abortion-care-can-the-state-stop-him/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-19T13:52:10.000Z",
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  "textContent": "_This story was originally published by_ CalMatters_._ Sign up_for their newsletters._\n\nThe latest clash between California and President Donald Trump over abortion and gender-affirming care could soon leave doctors caught between state and federal law.\n\nUnder a bill that may soon pass the Legislature, California medical providers and affiliated businesses could face hefty state fines if they comply with a federal subpoena seeking abortion, gender-affirming or reproductive care information without first notifying the California attorney general, patients and providers.\n\nBut delaying responding to the feds could put them at risk of violating federal law, and independent constitutional scholars say the pending law might not survive a legal challenge.\n\nThe bill is in response to efforts the Trump administration and conservative states have undertaken to block or criminalize abortion services and care for transgender people.\n\n### This post is for subscribers only\n\nBecome a member to get access to all content\n\nSubscribe now",
  "title": "Trump wants data on California’s trans and abortion care. Can the state stop him?",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-19T13:52:11.168Z"
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