§ 8.52.020. Definitions.

A.

"Reproductive health services" refers to all medical, surgical, counseling, referral, and informational services related to the termination of a pregnancy, whether such services are provided in a clinic, physician's office, or other facility other than a licensed hospital, but not if provided at a clinic or other facility owned and/or operated licensed hospital.

B.

"Reproductive health care facility" refers to a facility licensed pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 1200) of Division 2 of the Health and Safety code or any other facility that provides reproductive health services that is not licensed as a hospital, and is not owned, and/or operated by a licensed hospital.

C.

"Harassing" means the non-consensual and knowing approach within eight feet of another person or occupied motor vehicle for the purpose of passing a leaflet or handbill, to display a sign to, or engage in oral protest, education, or counseling with such other person in a public way or on a sidewalk area within one hundred (100) feet of the entrance of a reproductive health care facility.

D.

"Interfering" means to restrict a person's freedom of movement or access to or egress from a reproductive heath care facility providing reproductive health services.

E.

"Counseling" means engaging in conversation with, displaying signs to, and/or distributing literature to individuals seeking access to, passage from, or services within the reproductive health care facility.

F.

"Eight feet" shall be measured from any extension of the body of the individual seeking access to, passage from, or services within the reproductive health care facility, and/or the exterior of any occupied motor vehicle, to any extension of the body of, or any sign or object held by another person.

G.

"Providing reproductive health services" shall include doctors, nurses, any employee of a reproductive health care facility and volunteers who, with the consent of the reproductive health care facility, assist in conducting patients of such facility safely into the facility.

(Ord. 12860 § 2, 2008: Ord. 12849 § 2, 2007)