"California Passes Bill Allowing Omission of Patients’ Names From Abortion Pill Bottles"

Question

Belluck explains that California lawmakers have passed a bill that will protect abortion rights outside of even California itself. Omitting patients' names from pill bottles allows those patients to order the pills without the fear of facing legal repercussions in a state where abortion is illegal.
The lack of a name on a pill bottle means that there is no evidence in a court of law as to who could have taken those pills or ordered them, provided there is no postage submitted as evidence. The bill was developed specifically to make it harder for states with abortion bans to prosecute people who may receive an abortion this way.

Answer 1

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/health/california-abortion-pill-protections.html?smid=url-share

This article states that this measure was taken to protect patients privacy and reduce evidence available for states in which abortion is banned, as well as address the stigma surrounding abortions. Critics of the bill include pro-life supporters and some medical professionals, although they did not formally take a stand in opposition. Though the author does not take a clear stance in support or opposition toward the bill, her contact information is easily accessible. 

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/09/26/governor-newsom-signs-new-landmark-laws-to-protect-reproductive-freedom-patient-privacy-amid-trumps-war-on-women/

Although there is no single source referenced in this article’s description of the bill, I figured this information must be accessible to residence of California. Gavin Newsom’s page on the ‘Official website of the State of California’ confirms the bill’s passing and offers a very similar description to the one give in the NYT article.

Thus, the claim can be assessed as true, although I could not find solid enough evidence to validity the counter-arguments included in the article. There were also other secondary source reaction-pieces published regarding the issue, further claiming its accuracy.