Block has come under fire from many members of the campus community in recent weeks over the university’s handling of on-campus protests. 

In the wake of the school’s response to violence that broke out between counter-protesters and the pro-Palestinian encampment on campus, UCLA Police Chief John Thomas has been removed from his post and reassigned. 

Should doctors be required by law to notify police immediately if they suspect a patient is the victim of domestic violence? 

That question divided three physicians holding seats in the California Assembly when it came up for a vote last week. 

Under current law, health care providers face misdemeanor charges if they don’t report suspected abuse to police, even if patients don’t want the police involved. In recent years some advocates for domestic violence survivors say the mandatory reporting requirements have kept victims from seeking treatment. Advocates say victims fear that if police are called, they will get charged, their children will be taken from them or, in the case of undocumented immigrants, their families will be at risk of deportation.