CA AB2223

Eliminates coroner requirements to investigate deaths related to self-induced or criminal abortion, and prohibits using fetal death certificates to prosecute or sue individuals protected under reproductive privacy laws.

Protects individuals from civil or criminal liability based on their pregnancy outcomes (including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion) or for actions taken to aid someone exercising reproductive rights with consent.

Establishes civil action right for individuals whose reproductive rights are violated by state actors, with damages including actual damages, exemplary damages, $25,000 civil penalty, injunctive relief, and attorney's fees.

Clarifies that abortion is unauthorized only if performed by someone other than the pregnant person and either the provider lacks authorization or the fetus is viable with no health risks to the pregnant person.

Allows civil actions under California's Tom Bane Civil Rights Act for reproductive privacy violations, including criminal investigations or prosecutions related to pregnancy outcomes.