The bill would require insurance companies that cover prescriptions to cover all forms of contraception. AB168 has no provision for prior patient notification regarding what services the medical professional is or is not willing to provide. AB168 thus allows health care providers and hospital employees to impose their religious and moral views on patients. This is in direct violation of the physician's code of ethics. AB307 includes birth control.
Some pharmacists incorrectly believe that all forms of birth control are abortifacients.
They therefore could refuse to fill all contraceptive prescriptions. AB307 is another example of government interference in the physician-patient relationship. Public Hearings on AB168 and AB307 were held in April at the State Capitol. Both bills were voted out of Committee. AB360 would allow physicians and other medical professionals to withhold medical information from patients.