There is always policy and action work to be done to support and uplift reproductive justice. Our rights must be protected, especially now when there seems to be a very concerted effort to restrict people’s rights and we know and see that BIQTPOC are most disproportionately impacted by injustice and oppression.
I promised to come back and share the bills we were uplifting during Reproductive Freedom Week with CCRF, so here we are:
Reproductive Freedom Week bills:
● AB 576 (Weber) The Medication Abortion Equity Act
● AB 583 (Wicks) The Birthing Justice for California Families Pilot Project
● SB 541 (Menjivar) The Youth Health Equity + Safety Act
AB 576 (WEBER) MEDICATION ABORTION EQUITY ACT
Sponsors:
California Future of Abortion Council
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Essential Access Health
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Health Law Program
Purpose:
AB 576, the Medication Abortion Equity Act, aligns medication abortion policies with clinical
guidelines and evidence-based research. Specifically, this bill requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to update its Medi-Cal policies to support full reimbursement for the provision of medication abortion and ensure that patients that rely on Medi-Cal can access medication abortion in line with up-to-date clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed scientific evidence.
Please direct inquiries about AB 576 to:
Sylvia Castillo [email protected]
Molly Robson [email protected]
AB 583 (WICKS) BIRTHING JUSTICE FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES PILOT PROJECT
Sponsors:
Black Women for Wellness Action Project
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Purpose:
AB583l will establish the Birthing Justice for California Families Pilot Project, a grant pilot that seeks to advance birth equity by expanding access to full-spectrum doula care to include:
1.) women and birthing people whose communities suffer from disproportionately high rates of negative birth outcomes, but who are not eligible for Medi-cal coverage; and
2.) incarcerated women and birthing people.
Please direct inquiries about AB 583 to:
Onyemma C. Obiekea [email protected]
SB 541 (MENJIVAR) YOUTH HEALTH EQUITY + SAFETY ACT
Sponsors:
Black Women for Wellness Action Project
Essential Access Health
GenUP
URGE: United for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Purpose:
Authored by State Senator Caroline Menjivar, the Youth Health Equity + Safety Act seeks to address the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic among California youth and improve equitable public health outcomes statewide by expanding teen access to condoms and the HPV vaccine.
Please direct inquiries about SB 541 to:
Sylvia Castillo [email protected]
Kathy Mossburg [email protected]
I promised to come back and share the bills we were uplifting during Reproductive Freedom Week with CCRF, so here we are:
Reproductive Freedom Week bills:
● AB 576 (Weber) The Medication Abortion Equity Act
● AB 583 (Wicks) The Birthing Justice for California Families Pilot Project
● SB 541 (Menjivar) The Youth Health Equity + Safety Act
AB 576 (WEBER) MEDICATION ABORTION EQUITY ACT
Sponsors:
California Future of Abortion Council
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Essential Access Health
NARAL Pro-Choice California
National Health Law Program
Purpose:
AB 576, the Medication Abortion Equity Act, aligns medication abortion policies with clinical
guidelines and evidence-based research. Specifically, this bill requires the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to update its Medi-Cal policies to support full reimbursement for the provision of medication abortion and ensure that patients that rely on Medi-Cal can access medication abortion in line with up-to-date clinical guidelines and peer-reviewed scientific evidence.
Please direct inquiries about AB 576 to:
Sylvia Castillo [email protected]
Molly Robson [email protected]
AB 583 (WICKS) BIRTHING JUSTICE FOR CALIFORNIA FAMILIES PILOT PROJECT
Sponsors:
Black Women for Wellness Action Project
Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California
Purpose:
AB583l will establish the Birthing Justice for California Families Pilot Project, a grant pilot that seeks to advance birth equity by expanding access to full-spectrum doula care to include:
1.) women and birthing people whose communities suffer from disproportionately high rates of negative birth outcomes, but who are not eligible for Medi-cal coverage; and
2.) incarcerated women and birthing people.
Please direct inquiries about AB 583 to:
Onyemma C. Obiekea [email protected]
SB 541 (MENJIVAR) YOUTH HEALTH EQUITY + SAFETY ACT
Sponsors:
Black Women for Wellness Action Project
Essential Access Health
GenUP
URGE: United for Reproductive & Gender Equity
Purpose:
Authored by State Senator Caroline Menjivar, the Youth Health Equity + Safety Act seeks to address the sexually transmitted infection (STI) epidemic among California youth and improve equitable public health outcomes statewide by expanding teen access to condoms and the HPV vaccine.
Please direct inquiries about SB 541 to:
Sylvia Castillo [email protected]
Kathy Mossburg [email protected]
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