Beverly Hills Agrees to Settlement Over Abortion Clinic Obstruction

California Attorney General Rob Bonta accuses city officials of illegal interference, prompting a settlement requiring employee training on reproductive rights.

• The California Department of Justice found Beverly Hills unlawfully delayed permits and pressured a landlord to prevent an abortion clinic from opening.
• The city must now implement training for employees on state and federal protections for abortion clinics as part of the settlement.
• Beverly Hills denies any wrongdoing, stating the settlement contains no admission of guilt and includes no fines or penalties.
• The investigation was the first under Proposition 1, which enshrines reproductive freedom in the California constitution.
• DuPont Clinic, which sought to provide third-trimester abortions, remains in litigation against Beverly Hills and its former landlord.

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