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WestCapital · SacramentoPop · 39,538,223Not in the CDC count
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Civic facts

The basics

Capital
Sacramento
Largest city
Los Angeles
Population (2020)
39,538,223
Area
163,695 sq mi
Admitted
1850
Region
West
U.S. House seats
52
Who represents it

Officials & delegation

Governor
Gavin Newsom
Democratic
U.S. Senator
Alex Padilla
Democratic
U.S. Senator
Adam Schiff
Democratic
U.S. House
52 seats
2020 apportionment
Reporting & the law

What California reports

Federal participation
Submits data to CDCDid the jurisdiction submit abortion data to the CDC for the most recent surveillance year?
no
Reporting to CDC is voluntary; the non-reporting set can change year to year.
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Registry programWhether the state registry is funded through NPCR, SEER, or both.
NPCR+SEER
One of 8 SEER registries with combined NCI+CDC funding (Greater California).
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SUDORS participationDoes the jurisdiction participate in CDC's overdose death reporting system?
yes
CDC OD2A-S funded; 49 states + DC provide data to SUDORS.
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Shares MMRC data with CDCDoes the MMRC report into CDC's MMRIA system?
yes
Pregnancy checkbox present but nonstandard (pregnancy within past 12 months), inconsistent with 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate, per NVSR 69-2.
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State mandate
State reporting mandateDoes state law require providers to report abortions to the state?
none
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Statute citationExact code section creating the reporting requirement.
No statutory reporting requirement
California does not mandate abortion reporting and did not report to the CDC for 2022.
n/a
Reporting frequencyHow often providers must file (monthly, quarterly, annually).
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Data granularityIndividual-level records (no names) vs aggregate statistics.
none
n/a
Cancer is a reportable diseaseDoes state law require providers to report every cancer case to the state registry?
yes
Cancer is a reportable disease in every U.S. state; state law mandates reporting to the central registry.
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Cancer reporting statuteExact code section creating the cancer reporting requirement.
Cal. Health & Safety Code § 103885
One of 8 SEER registries with combined NCI+CDC funding (Greater California).
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Death registration requiredIs registration of every death required by law?
yes
Every death produces a registered death certificate in every jurisdiction.
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Maternal Mortality Review CommitteeDoes the jurisdiction have an MMRC?
yes
Pregnancy checkbox present but nonstandard (pregnancy within past 12 months), inconsistent with 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate, per NVSR 69-2.
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What is collected
Patient demographicsAge, race, ethnicity, marital status, prior births.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Gestational durationGestational age at time of abortion.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Method / typeProcedural vs medication abortion and specific method.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Patient residenceState/county of residence -- needed to measure interstate travel.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Facility / clinician identityNames of facility and provider. Central to the privacy debate.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Reason for abortionPatient's stated reason for seeking care.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Fetal viabilityWhether the fetus was viable.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Counseling complianceWhether counseling requirements were met.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Parental involvement complianceWhether parental consent/notice requirements were met.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Born-alive reportingRequires reporting on infants born alive / surviving attempted abortion.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Pregnancy checkbox on death certificateWhether the death certificate carries the standard pregnancy checkbox.
yes
Pregnancy checkbox present but nonstandard (pregnancy within past 12 months), inconsistent with 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate, per NVSR 69-2.
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Health outcomes
Complications / adverse eventsWhether the state requires reporting of physical complications. This is the field that speaks to health outcomes; incidence counts do not.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Complication definition standardWhether the state defines reportable complications, and how.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Publishes a public annual reportWhether the state publishes its collected data publicly.
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No reporting mandate.
n/a
Legal context
Total abortion ban in effectWhether a total/near-total ban is currently in effect.
no
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Detail & equity
Gestational-stage breakdownReports counts by gestational age — what makes late-term (21+ wk) figures visible.
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n/a
Late-term (21+ wk) tablePublishes a gestational-age table that isolates a 21+ week (late-term) bracket.
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n/a
Payment source (Medicaid vs private)Whether the report captures who paid — Medicaid/public funds vs private insurance vs self-pay.
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n/a
Marital status
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n/a
Patient educationA socioeconomic indicator.
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n/a
Reproductive historyPrior pregnancies / live births / prior abortions.
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n/a
Privacy design
Identifiers removed before CDC transmissionWhether personal identifiers are removed before data goes to CDC.
yes
Name, SSN and street address are removed before transmission to CDC.
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