WHY THIS MATTERS: As excessive politicians proceed to assault entry to important reproductive well being care, California is offering key sources to assist guarantee sufferers and suppliers can really feel protected and safe whereas accessing or offering care.

SACRAMENTO – In holding with the dedication to guard reproductive rights of sufferers and suppliers all through California, Governor Gavin Newsom at this time introduced almost $8 million in grants being awarded to bolster bodily and knowledge safety at 21 amenities that present abortion-related care and reproductive well being providers.

“All health care providers deserve to feel safe while offering resources and services to patients,” stated Governor Newsom. “As attacks on reproductive health care continue, we’re providing resources to help ensure patients and providers feel safe and secure while accessing or providing critical reproductive health care.”

GRANT DETAILS: The Physical and Digital Infrastructure Security Grant Program, administered by the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) in coordination with the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI), funds safety enhancements at well being care amenities and practitioner workplaces which may be the goal of violence and vandalism. $7,879,108 will likely be awarded to 21 amenities that present abortion-related care and reproductive well being providers, together with Planned Parenthood amenities spanning from Redding to Long Beach and unbiased practitioners throughout the state.

“This funding represents a key part of our responsibility to protect Californians from violence,” stated Cal OES Director Nancy Ward. “By providing security at vulnerable healthcare locations, we can help protect everyone involved, from providers, to patients, and the surrounding community.”

“The program safeguards California healthcare facilities that offer abortion-related services and reproductive healthcare services and serve socially vulnerable populations, including persons who are low income, Limited-English proficient, immigrants, LGBTQ+ community members, and/or persons with disabilities,” stated HCAI Director Elizabeth Landsberg.

CALIFORNIA’S LEADERSHIP ON REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

These grants are a part of a broader effort by Governor Newson to champion reproductive freedom for anybody who seeks care in California.

• In April, Governor Newsom created an emergency stockpile of medication abortion as authorized challenges moved (and proceed to) by means of the courts to make sure sufferers can proceed to get care with out disruption.

• In February, Governor Newsom launched the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, which now contains 22 state and territory leaders combating to guard and advance reproductive freedom within the face of ongoing assaults from excessive politicians.

• In December, Proposition 1 went into impact, amending the state structure to enshrine protections for reproductive freedom, together with abortion care and contraception.

• In September, Governor Newsom signed the largest reproductive freedom bill package in historical past in response to the overturning of Roe v Wade to make sure California stays a reproductive freedom state.

• In September, Governor Newsom launched Abortion.CA.Gov to make sure folks throughout California, and the nation, can entry important data relating to reproductive well being care, together with sources out there to assist their efforts to entry care.

• In June, Governor Newsom signed the Budget Act of 2022-2023 into regulation, which included a historic $200+ million investment in reproductive well being care.

California’s efforts to again reproductive freedom comes as different states continue their attacks to limit or outright ban access to abortion and other sexual and reproductive health care within the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade almost 1 12 months in the past.

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