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Current Highlighted Bills

AB 2348 - Access to Birth Control Bill (Assemblymember Holly Mitchell)

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AB 2348 will help prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortion by increasing access to safe birth control. AB 2348 will allow registered nurses in community clinics to provide birth control under a standardized procedure. That makes perfect sense in today’s world, especially given the safety of birth control and its wide use. Access to birth control is a critical public health issue and an essential component of women's health care.

Across California, many women lack access to birth control, leaving them at significant risk of unintended pregnancy. In some parts of the state, patients of community health clinics cannot access hormonal contraceptives because of the limited supply of prescribers and others who are legally authorized to order or furnish these medications. Every month Planned Parenthood health centers in the Central Valley turn away more than 13,000 women and men due to health professional shortages.

Oral contraceptives are safe and the most widely studied of all drugs. Millions of women have safely taken the pill since the FDA approved it in 1960. By passing AB 2348, California will expand women’s access to reproductive services. While elected officials across the nation are passing laws to defund reproductive health services and restrict women’s access to reproductive care, California can continue to be a leader in expanding access to essential women’s health care services.

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SB 1338 - Safe and Early Access Bill (Senator Christine Kehoe)

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SB 1338 would remove barriers to care by allowing nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives and physician assistants to provide safe early abortion under the terms of their licenses and will ensure women to receive comprehensive reproductive health care from local providers they know and trust.

Women share their stories - Why the Safe and Early Access Bill is so important! Read the stories>>

More than half the counties in CA do not have an accessible abortion provider. Without access to providers in her community, a woman must travel a significant distance to receive care. In rural areas some women must drive five hours or travel by bus or train. Passing SB 1338 into law and allowing these clinicians to perform early safe abortion means women will receive care from providers they know and trust in their own communities. Read more about advancing access to abortion care.