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State of California Department of Justice
Rob Bonta
Attorney General
Attorney General
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The Department of Justice is committed to the strong and vigorous enforcement of federal and state laws that protect individuals’ rights and access to quality, affordable healthcare. These include prohibitions on discrimination against healthcare consumers on the basis of sex, including pregnancy, childbirth, gender identity, and gender expression; race inclusive of traits associated with race; color; religion, including religious belief, observance, and practice; ancestry; national origin; disability, including mental and physical disability; medical condition; genetic information; marital status; sexual orientation; citizenship; primary language; and immigration status.
California’s state laws provide strong, broad protections against discrimination, independent of federal law. For example, California’s Transgender, Gender Diverse, and Intersex (TGI) Inclusive Care Act protects the right of Californians to access gender-affirming healthcare services. And California state laws permit proactive efforts to overcome the health effects of discrimination.
Toward this end, the Healthcare Rights and Access Section’s Health Equity Unit takes a proactive role in identifying civil rights violations in the healthcare arena. The unit represents the Attorney General in his independent capacity as California’s chief law officer to protect California residents, including women and LGBTQ+ individuals, and other protected groups. The unit engages in affirmative litigation and filing amicus curiae briefs in cases brought by third parties in which significant healthcare civil rights issues will be resolved. The Section’s reproductive care work is covered separately here.
Below are actions taken by the Attorney General to bolster equitable healthcare rights.