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Abortion is Basic Health Care
Once again, the Trump administration is abusing its power to attack access to reproductive health care. It has already gone after insurance coverage for contraception and federal funding for family planning and tried to allow health care institutions and providers to deny patients information and treatment based on personal religious or moral beliefs.
Now the administration has set its sights directly on California’s law requiring that insurance companies treat abortion no differently than other pregnancy-related care. The Department of Health and Human Services is threatening to withhold critical federal funding, jeopardizing the health and safety of millions of Californians, if the state doesn’t bend to the Trump administration’s blatant political agenda and drop this requirement.
By Arneta Rogers, Elizabeth Gill
On the 47th Anniversary of Roe, Let’s Advance Reproductive Justice for People Behind Bars
By Minouche Kandel, Aditi Fruitwala
California Is Ready to Ensure Every Public College Student Has Access to Abortion
In a year when we’ve seen states throughout the South and Midwest move to ban abortion and restrict access to reproductive health, California could soon cement its reputation as a leader in reproductive freedom. This past week, the state legislature passed SB 24 to ensure that medication abortion is available to college students in public universities.
Jessy Rosales, a UC student, struggled with paying for care and dealing with the complexities of insurance plans when she needed an abortion. She had to go off campus to three different providers, which took time away from class, work, and other responsibilities. Jessy’s grades slipped as she tried to navigate the obstacles to getting an abortion. Such financial, logistical, and emotional tolls are completely unnecessary.
By Phyllida Burlingame, Jennifer Dalven
On the 46th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Fight for Abortion Access Continues
By Maya Ingram
California May Make Abortion Pill Available at All Public University Student Health Centers
California, the nation’s most populous state and a national leader in protecting and advancing reproductive health, could become the first to ensure that medication abortion is available to college students in public universities.
By Phyllida Burlingame, Jennifer Dalven
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