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Maryland law expanding who can perform abortion takes effect

FILE - Maryland Del. Ariana Kelly, a Democrat, urges lawmakers to support a measure to expand abortion access in Maryland, shortly before the House of Delegates voted to override Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of the bill on April 9, 2022, in Annapolis, Md. A new law in Maryland will expand access to abortion by ending a restriction that only physicians perform them. The law taking effect Friday, July 1, 2022, will enable nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants to provide abortions with training. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, File) This photo provided by Panned Parenthood of Maryland shows Dr. Kyle Bukowski, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Maryland. A Maryland law taking effect Friday, July 1, 2022 will enable nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants who receive special training to perform abortions, as some states seek to expand access to the procedure after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Dr. Kyle Bukowski, the chief medical officer for Planned Parenthood of Maryland, is training non-physicians to perform safe abortions in Maryland. (Planned Parenthood of Maryland via AP)