Cal. Civ. Code § 955.2

(a) No hospital or other health care facility shall be required to, or held liable for
refusal to, perform or permit the performance of abortion or sterilization contrary
to its stated ethical policy. No physician, nurse, staff member or employe of a hospital
or other health care facility, who shall state in writing to such hospital or health
care facility an objection to performing, participating in, or cooperating in, abortion
or sterilization on moral, religious or professional grounds, shall be required to,
or held liable for refusal to, perform, participate in, or cooperate in such abortion
or sterilization. ((a) amended Dec. 16, 1986, P.L.1626, No.186)
(b) It shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice:
(1) For any person to impose penalties or take disciplinary action against, or to deny
or limit public funds, licenses, certifications, degrees, or other approvals or documents
of qualification to, any hospital or other health care facility, due to the refusal
of such hospital or health care facility to perform or permit to be performed, participate
in, or cooperate in, abortion or sterilization by reason of objection thereto on moral,
religious or professional grounds, or because of any statement or other manifestation
of attitude by such hospital or health care facility with respect to abortion or sterilization.
(2) For any person to impose penalties or take disciplinary action against, or to deny
or limit public funds, licenses, certifications, degrees, or other approvals or documents
of qualification to any physician, nurse or staff member or employe of any hospital
or health care facility, due to the willingness or refusal of such physician, nurse
or staff member or employe to perform or participate in abortion or sterilization
by reason of objection thereto on moral, religious or professional grounds, or because
of any statement or other manifestation of attitude by such physician, nurse or staff
member or employe with respect to abortion or sterilization.
(3) For any public or private agency, institution or person, including a medical, nursing
or other school, to deny admission to, impose any burdens in terms of conditions of
employment upon, or otherwise discriminate against any applicant for admission thereto
or any physician, nurse, staff member, student or employe thereof, on account of the
willingness or refusal of such applicant, physician, nurse, staff member, student
or employe to perform or participate in, abortion or sterilization by reason of objection
thereto on moral, religious or professional grounds, or because of any statement or
other manifestation of attitude by such person with respect to abortion or sterilization:
Provided, however, That this subsection shall not apply to any health care facility
operated exclusively for the performance of abortion or sterilization or directly
related procedures or to a separate clinic of a health care facility for the performance
of abortion or sterilization or directly related procedures.
(5.2 added Oct. 10, 1973, P.L.278, No.78)
Compiler's Note: Section 4 of Act 152 of 1978 provided that section 5.2 is repealed insofar as it waives
or purports to waive sovereign immunity inconsistent with Act 152 but is saved from
repeal insofar as it provides defenses or immunities from suit.