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I think there was always a sense that there were other priorities and that it was just too outrageous that anyone would try to revive a 19th-century obscenity law that was used to burn books and attack medical texts in the 21st century. Of course, that’s not turned out to be correct.[aside postID=news_12013882 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-1481953389-1020x680.jpg']The lawyer behind the [Rodriguez] lawsuit argues that this statute also makes it illegal under federal law to mail abortion pills. So, the argument is that a California doctor has mailed pills to people in Texas, who have used the pills — and that, as a result, those abortions were, in fact, wrongful deaths. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/24090347/alabama-ivf-ruling-fetal-personhood-abortion-embryos\">a fetal personhood argument\u003c/a> in the mix, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game plan is obviously not just to target a doctor in California, but to get the federal courts to weigh in on the theory that there already \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, in fact, a federal ban on mailing any abortion drug or any medical device used in an abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think they’re also trying to force some kind of response from the Trump administration, which has been asked by abortion opponents in the Senate and outside of Congress, to weigh in on this Comstock Act theory now for months – and the Trump administration has been silent. So, if California says its shield law applies, if Texas says its abortion ban applies, ultimately the goal is to get that question before the conservative Supreme Court as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shefali Luthra\u003c/strong>: This has become a really critical area for abortion opponents, and it’s because they’re looking at the numbers. And they have seen that even in the past few years, since the fall of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em> [that] allowed for abortion bans, the number of abortions done in this country has not declined. If anything, it’s actually gone up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2153px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand drops a white pill into their other hand.\" width=\"2153\" height=\"1615\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg 2153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2153px) 100vw, 2153px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patient prepares to take the first of 2 combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic. \u003ccite>(Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Part of that is because people are traveling out of state to get abortions, but also because a lot of people are getting abortion pills through the mail — from healthcare providers in states like California, like New York, like Massachusetts, where they have these shield laws that protect providers from out-of-state prosecution, and that allow them to prescribe and mail abortion medication to people in states with bans. It’s very safe and it’s very effective, and abortion opponents are deeply frustrated by [people getting medication through the mail.][aside postID=news_11990192 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/06/Roe-Wade-Abortion-Protest-MG-CM-10-1020x680.jpg']\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>I just spoke to a provider earlier today, and she told me she is a shield law provider and is starting to feel nervous, for the first time in quite a while, that the federal filings in particular may be a sign that these threats are really amping up. And that there is a possibility that this model could be under a more serious threat than it has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, the number of shield provisions – the prescriptions being sent and filled – hasn’t gone down yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[(California Assembly Bill 260 has] been\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5452449/california-bill-would-protect-doctors-who-mail-abortion-medication-to-patients\"> one of the next steps\u003c/a> that a lot of these shield law states are looking at, as a way to try and undercut the threats of these legal actions we are seeing from states like Texas and Louisiana. The idea is that if a prescriber’s name isn’t on the \u003cem>bottle\u003c/em>, that’s just one more barrier that makes it harder to file an individual case or an individual lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #2: In 2024, the Supreme Court rejected anti-abortion groups’ challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990192/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-abortion-pill-means-for-access-in-california\">Supreme Court decision in 2024\u003c/a> was very much just on a technicality. The people who were suing didn’t have standing to sue. Their standing argument was so bad that this Supreme Court unanimously rejected it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\" alt=\"abortion pill\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together for abortions. Doctors say misoprostol is safe and effective when used solo. \u003ccite>(Elisa Wells Plan C/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having said that, lots of other people are trying to show that \u003cem>they \u003c/em>have standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra:\u003c/strong> There has been a lot of pressure, including from some conservative senators, to get an FDA review of Mifepristone. [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.] has said, “Yes, I have directed the FDA to initiate this review in response to some data that has been put out by anti-abortion organizations.” At the same time, nothing has come of that.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #3: California law requires that hospitals provide \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014103/youre-entitled-to-an-abortion-in-california-what-can-you-do-if-youre-denied-one\">\u003cstrong>stabilizing care\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> in an emergency. Last September, \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">\u003cstrong>the state sued the Catholic-affiliated Providence St. Joseph Hospital\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> in Humboldt County for allegedly refusing to perform an emergency abortion. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The patient in question, Anna Nusslock, was rushed to another hospital for the life-saving surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the latest update on the case, Bonta \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-moves-enforce-court-order-against-providence-st-joseph\">filed a motion\u003c/a> this summer to require the hospital to comply with state laws around emergency abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra:\u003c/strong> [There’s] a broader, very deeply rooted trend across the country, which comes from hospital consolidation, hospitals buying other hospitals, hospitals buying physicians’ practices, and a few hospital healthcare provider companies becoming very big and very influential. As that’s been happening, a lot more hospitals and healthcare providers have become Catholic affiliated hospitals.[aside postID=news_12007119 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/230828-ROB-BONTA-AP-MJS-KQED-1020x680.jpg']And that comes with a lot of complications and potentially concerns for access to reproductive health care. Those are often really fraught in some religious spaces. We have seen time and time again, hospitals and health providers that are religiously affiliated deny patients that healthcare, citing their religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lot of parts of the country, it’s not as if you can go somewhere else for that healthcare. If you are miscarrying, that can be really medically urgent, and you don’t have time to drive an hour to find another healthcare provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>[Bonta is] not making a constitutional argument; he’s relying on a state statute to say that the hospital, in effect, discriminated on the basis of sex by denying emergency care to pregnant people. The argument being that pregnancy and sex are so inextricably linked that discriminating on the basis of pregnancy or miscarriage is the same thing as discriminating on the basis of sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other arguments in play, too. The hospital wants to argue that it has federal constitutional rights to refuse care, even if someone is dying, under the First Amendment. So they would \u003cem>like \u003c/em>to be in federal court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an important look into how California is trying to say that denying reproductive health care is not just a violation of autonomy: it’s a violation of equality. But it’s also a window into how conservatives at the national level are trying to counter that push in California by relying on the idea of religious liberty. So we’re likely to see this play out for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11938792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11938792\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\" alt='A woman stands in front of a group of abortion rights supporters holding a sign that reads \"If my uterus shot bullets would you stop regulating it?\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion-rights supporters gather for a rally and march in front of the SF Public Library, across the street from the anti-abortion-rights Walk for Life West Coast rally, on Jan. 21, 2023. \u003ccite>(Lakshmi Sarah/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The hospital has no interest in being in state court in California, where I think California’s argument will prevail. So the hospital is looking instead for ways to get into federal court and, ultimately, to the U.S. Supreme Court, because we’ve seen the U.S. Supreme Court define religious liberty ever more broadly, particularly for conservative Christians in scenarios like this one.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #4: The recent passage of President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” cuts \u003c/strong>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047147/trumps-tax-bill-defunded-abortion-providers-planned-parenthood-is-fighting-back\">\u003cstrong>Medicaid funding\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> for health care providers that perform abortions for at least one year. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In late July, Bonta and 22 other states, plus D.C., filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, arguing that Planned Parenthood is \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/fighting-stop-congress%E2%80%99-and-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-illegal-crusade-against\">being targeted\u003c/a> for its pro-abortion advocacy. Planned Parenthood organizations are also challenging the bill in\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/newsroom/press-releases/planned-parenthood-federation-of-america-planned-parenthood-league-of-massachusetts-and-planned-parenthood-association-of-utah-sue-over-congressional-action-defunding-planned-parenthood-health-centers\"> the Massachusetts courts\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>Even one year of losing Medicaid funding is a very big deal for a lot of Planned Parenthood affiliates. They really rely on this – a lot of the patients they serve are Medicaid-covered patients. I’ve talked to clinics who say we could be losing as much as a third of our revenue if we can’t bill Medicaid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Already, we’ve seen clinic closures in California, in Ohio, in other parts of the country as well, citing these losses. This is really important because Planned Parenthood is an abortion provider, but it also offers a lot of other healthcare services. It’s often the most affordable place for people to go. In some communities, it’s the only option.[aside postID=news_12049790 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/250725-Planned-Parenthood-Closures-MD-02-KQED.jpg']\u003cstrong>Ziegler:\u003c/strong> There’s a doctrine called \u003ca href=\"https://constitution.congress.gov/browse/essay/artI-S9-C3-1/ALDE_00013186/\">the Bill of Attainder\u003c/a> that essentially occurs when legislators punish you without a trial. Planned Parenthood is arguing that that’s what this bill represents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planned Parenthood is also arguing that affiliates are being penalized for their \u003cem>association \u003c/em>with Planned Parenthood. Not because they offer abortion, but rather because they affiliate with an organization that advocates for reproductive rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Neither of those is a bad argument, but neither of those [are] a slam dunk, and both involve bodies of law that are messy and contradictory. And all of that is a recipe, I think, for a loss at the current US Supreme Court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>Having said that, it may be more important for Planned Parenthood to win in the lower courts. In other words, to keep that funding available in the interim.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This limit will expire right before the midterm, which was not lost on a lot of Republicans from competitive districts in states like California – because they did not want to have to explain to constituents that they had voted for a bill that permanently defunded a lot of reproductive healthcare providers. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, recent federal action and the anti-abortion movement’s aggressive tactics have made palpable impacts in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>For example, last month, Planned Parenthood was forced to shut down five clinics in Northern California after President Donald Trump signed the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that halts Medicaid funding for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049790/planned-parenthood-shutters-5-norcal-clinics-after-trump-slashes-funding\">the non-profit organization\u003c/a> for at least a year. And California’s state laws will be put \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/07/25/doctor-sued-abortion-pill-shield-law/\">to the test\u003c/a> by a Texas man’s lawsuit against \u003ca href=\"https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/23/texas-california-abortion-pill-shield-law-lawsuit/\">a California doctor\u003c/a> for allegedly providing his partner with abortion-inducing drugs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12047167\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12047167\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1336\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal-1536x1026.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Planned Parenthood health center on June 26, 2025 in San Rafael, California. A Supreme Court ruling will allow states to cut Medicaid funds to reproductive health provider Planned Parenthood, which will disqualify Medicaid patients from obtaining health care services from Planned Parenthood providers if the funding has been cut by the state. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“What we’ve seen so far in 2025 is a reminder that there will be any number of challenges in court, a lot of which could have profound consequences in California,” said Mary Ziegler, professor of law at UC Davis’ School of Law. “California lawmakers are aware of this.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/forum/2010101910958/california-at-the-center-of-new-legal-battles-over-abortion\">\u003cem>Forum\u003c/em>\u003c/a> spoke to Ziegler and Shefali Luthra, a reproductive health reporter with \u003ca href=\"https://19thnews.org/\">\u003cem>The 19th\u003c/em>\u003c/a>, about the legal state of reproductive care in California – and the five cases that could have the biggest impacts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>This interview has been edited for brevity and clarity.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #1: A Texas resident, Jerry Rodriguez, is suing Bay Area doctor Dr. Remy Coeytaux, for allegedly providing his girlfriend with abortion-inducing drugs.\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rodriguez is asking the judge to award him at least \u003ca href=\"https://www.texastribune.org/2025/07/23/texas-california-abortion-pill-shield-law-lawsuit/\">$75,000 in \u003c/a>damages for “wrongful death of his unborn child.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Mary Ziegler: \u003c/strong>This is one of a series of “wrongful death” lawsuits that have appeared in recent weeks, all of which rely on the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/\">Comstock Act\u003c/a> … a 19th-century obscenity law that was primarily designed to prevent people from mailing a wide variety of things deemed to be immoral.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>No one thought it was necessary to repeal the Comstock Act. I think there was always a sense that there were other priorities and that it was just too outrageous that anyone would try to revive a 19th-century obscenity law that was used to burn books and attack medical texts in the 21st century. Of course, that’s not turned out to be correct.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>The lawyer behind the [Rodriguez] lawsuit argues that this statute also makes it illegal under federal law to mail abortion pills. So, the argument is that a California doctor has mailed pills to people in Texas, who have used the pills — and that, as a result, those abortions were, in fact, wrongful deaths. There’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.vox.com/policy/24090347/alabama-ivf-ruling-fetal-personhood-abortion-embryos\">a fetal personhood argument\u003c/a> in the mix, too.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The game plan is obviously not just to target a doctor in California, but to get the federal courts to weigh in on the theory that there already \u003cem>is\u003c/em>, in fact, a federal ban on mailing any abortion drug or any medical device used in an abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I think they’re also trying to force some kind of response from the Trump administration, which has been asked by abortion opponents in the Senate and outside of Congress, to weigh in on this Comstock Act theory now for months – and the Trump administration has been silent. So, if California says its shield law applies, if Texas says its abortion ban applies, ultimately the goal is to get that question before the conservative Supreme Court as well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Shefali Luthra\u003c/strong>: This has become a really critical area for abortion opponents, and it’s because they’re looking at the numbers. And they have seen that even in the past few years, since the fall of \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em> [that] allowed for abortion bans, the number of abortions done in this country has not declined. If anything, it’s actually gone up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11958413\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2153px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11958413\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg\" alt=\"A person's hand drops a white pill into their other hand.\" width=\"2153\" height=\"1615\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd.jpg 2153w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/08/ap23228683282099-c9dd334946fd52c7c570f31016119b63675453fd-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2153px) 100vw, 2153px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A patient prepares to take the first of 2 combination pills, mifepristone, for a medication abortion during a visit to a clinic. \u003ccite>(Charlie Riedel/The Associated Press)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Part of that is because people are traveling out of state to get abortions, but also because a lot of people are getting abortion pills through the mail — from healthcare providers in states like California, like New York, like Massachusetts, where they have these shield laws that protect providers from out-of-state prosecution, and that allow them to prescribe and mail abortion medication to people in states with bans. It’s very safe and it’s very effective, and abortion opponents are deeply frustrated by [people getting medication through the mail.]\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra: \u003c/strong>I just spoke to a provider earlier today, and she told me she is a shield law provider and is starting to feel nervous, for the first time in quite a while, that the federal filings in particular may be a sign that these threats are really amping up. And that there is a possibility that this model could be under a more serious threat than it has been.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the same time, the number of shield provisions – the prescriptions being sent and filled – hasn’t gone down yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[(California Assembly Bill 260 has] been\u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2025/07/07/nx-s1-5452449/california-bill-would-protect-doctors-who-mail-abortion-medication-to-patients\"> one of the next steps\u003c/a> that a lot of these shield law states are looking at, as a way to try and undercut the threats of these legal actions we are seeing from states like Texas and Louisiana. The idea is that if a prescriber’s name isn’t on the \u003cem>bottle\u003c/em>, that’s just one more barrier that makes it harder to file an individual case or an individual lawsuit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Case to watch #2: In 2024, the Supreme Court rejected anti-abortion groups’ challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Mifepristone. \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11990192/what-the-supreme-court-ruling-on-the-abortion-pill-means-for-access-in-california\">Supreme Court decision in 2024\u003c/a> was very much just on a technicality. The people who were suing didn’t have standing to sue. Their standing argument was so bad that this Supreme Court unanimously rejected it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11983101\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1760px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg\" alt=\"abortion pill\" width=\"1760\" height=\"1220\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11983101\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49.jpg 1760w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-800x555.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1020x707.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-160x111.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/04/abortion-pill-661e839c21f49-1536x1065.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1760px) 100vw, 1760px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A combination pack of mifepristone (L) and misoprostol tablets, two medicines used together for abortions. Doctors say misoprostol is safe and effective when used solo. \u003ccite>(Elisa Wells Plan C/AFP via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Having said that, lots of other people are trying to show that \u003cem>they \u003c/em>have standing to challenge the FDA’s approval of Mifepristone.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Luthra:\u003c/strong> There has been a lot of pressure, including from some conservative senators, to get an FDA review of Mifepristone. [Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>And that comes with a lot of complications and potentially concerns for access to reproductive health care. Those are often really fraught in some religious spaces. We have seen time and time again, hospitals and health providers that are religiously affiliated deny patients that healthcare, citing their religion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a lot of parts of the country, it’s not as if you can go somewhere else for that healthcare. If you are miscarrying, that can be really medically urgent, and you don’t have time to drive an hour to find another healthcare provider.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Ziegler: \u003c/strong>[Bonta is] not making a constitutional argument; he’s relying on a state statute to say that the hospital, in effect, discriminated on the basis of sex by denying emergency care to pregnant people. The argument being that pregnancy and sex are so inextricably linked that discriminating on the basis of pregnancy or miscarriage is the same thing as discriminating on the basis of sex.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There are other arguments in play, too. The hospital wants to argue that it has federal constitutional rights to refuse care, even if someone is dying, under the First Amendment. So they would \u003cem>like \u003c/em>to be in federal court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s an important look into how California is trying to say that denying reproductive health care is not just a violation of autonomy: it’s a violation of equality. But it’s also a window into how conservatives at the national level are trying to counter that push in California by relying on the idea of religious liberty. So we’re likely to see this play out for a while.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11938792\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11938792\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg\" alt='A woman stands in front of a group of abortion rights supporters holding a sign that reads \"If my uterus shot bullets would you stop regulating it?\"' width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-800x600.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-160x120.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/01/IMG_5807-1920x1440.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Abortion-rights supporters gather for a rally and march in front of the SF Public Library, across the street from the anti-abortion-rights Walk for Life West Coast rally, on Jan. 21, 2023. \u003ccite>(Lakshmi Sarah/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The hospital has no interest in being in state court in California, where I think California’s argument will prevail. 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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This story was originally published by \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/\">CalMatters\u003c/a>. \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/subscribe-to-calmatters/\">Sign up\u003c/a> for their newsletters.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration exceeded its authority and violated constitutional protections in attempting \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12049790/planned-parenthood-shutters-5-norcal-clinics-after-trump-slashes-funding\">to defund Planned Parenthood\u003c/a>, according to a \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/fighting-stop-congress%E2%80%99-and-trump-administration%E2%80%99s-illegal-crusade-against\">lawsuit filed today by \u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/rob-bonta\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta\u003c/a> along with 22 other states and the District of Columbia.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The suit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2025/01/california-trump-lawsuits/\">Bonta’s 36th lawsuit against the Trump administration\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It contends that Trump’s signature tax law — the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” — passed earlier this month is unconstitutionally vague and requires states to violate Planned Parenthood’s First Amendment rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The law, which went into effect July 4, prohibits Medicaid reimbursements for any health services conducted at large nonprofit health clinics that “primarily” provide abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We won’t sit back while Congress and this federal administration tries to roll back our progress, silence their opposition and ignore the rule of law,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12017252\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12017252\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/12/RobBontaSFAP-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. \u003ccite>(Terry Chea/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The complaint also argues the law violates federal rules requiring the government to give states “clear notice” of major Medicaid funding restrictions. It also argues the law requires states to enforce provisions that violate Planned Parenthood’s constitutionally protected freedoms of speech and assembly.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>HHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment, nor had it filed a legal response at the time of publication.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Five California clinics have closed\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Critics of the law have characterized it as a “backdoor abortion ban” designed to target Planned Parenthood in states where abortion is legal. Already, five Planned Parenthood clinics in California have closed, citing the loss of $100 million in Medicaid payments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Federal law already prohibits the use of federal funds to pay for abortions except in extremely limited circumstances, but nearly 80% of Planned Parenthood patients in California use Medicaid, also known as Medi-Cal, the federal health insurance program for low-income people and those with disabilities.[aside postID=news_12047147 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/07/PPNorcal.jpg']“To be clear, this isn’t even federal funding that goes toward abortions,” Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the complaint, Congress has never before restricted Medicaid spending based on health care provided outside of the Medicaid program.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planned Parenthood Federation of America earlier filed a separate lawsuit challenging the law. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani in Boston on Monday reversed a ruling from last week that had effectively \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2025/07/planned-parenthood-california-defunded/\">cut Medicaid reimbursements for all but a few Planned Parenthood operations\u003c/a> around the nation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite the new ruling, five Planned Parenthood centers in California will remain closed, according to Andrew Adams, chief of staff for Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, which oversees 30 health centers in Northern and Central California and Nevada. Adams said the court order was a “key victory” in the fight to preserve reproductive health access, but the network needs to preserve its financial stability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Monday’s order reestablishes funding for California clinics while legal action is pending. Bonta is also asking the court to prevent the implementation of the law. 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In cities such as Redding, Eureka and Chico, Planned Parenthood is often the only reproductive health care provider within a three-hour radius, he noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are also communities who have lost community hospitals … who now have private hospitals that are religiously associated and are already making it difficult for [patients] to get primary sexual reproductive health care services,” Garcia said. “In the scenario that funding is not accessible, you’re going to see more health care deserts across California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planned Parenthood affiliates in California could lose more than $300 million if the organization’s federal funding is slashed, Garcia said. He added that while the nonprofit still has access to the state’s critical reproductive health care investment, it won’t be enough to make up for the massive loss.[aside postID=news_12016046 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/GettyImages-1441687304-1020x680.jpg']In a statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom lambasted Trump’s tax and spending legislation as a “massive tax break for the wealthiest Americans.” The bill’s passage jeopardizes taxpayer jobs, family support through Medicaid, public safety infrastructure and other critical programs across the country and state, Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the cuts to Planned Parenthood would affect more than 1 million patients and force nearly 200 health centers to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a tragedy for the American people, and a complete moral failure,” Newsom said. “With this measure, [Trump’s] legacy is now forever cemented: he has created a more unequal, more indebted, and more dangerous America. Shame on him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said Planned Parenthood is prepared to fight back. On Monday, the nonprofit filed a complaint against the Trump administration in federal court, calling the provision that would cut Medicaid funding for certain health care nonprofits “unconstitutional” and an attack on the organization’s centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit is also meeting with state and local partners to ensure that California residents continue to have access to its full gauntlet of services, especially in rural areas where patients are the most vulnerable. As of now, there are no plans to shut down any Planned Parenthood centers and patients can still come in and expect the same level of care, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important for people to know that their health care services are still here,” Garcia said. “Whether you’re a Medicaid patient — whether you’re a Planned Parenthood patient who is on Medicaid — we are here and we’re going to provide services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lklivans\">\u003cem>Laura Klivans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/tag/planned-parenthood\">Planned Parenthood\u003c/a> centers in California are facing an existential threat after the passage of President Donald Trump’s new federal budget, which includes a provision that slashes federal funding for certain health care nonprofits.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under the so-called “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12047037/a-betrayal-bay-area-leaders-react-to-us-house-passing-trumps-tax-and-welfare-cuts\">Big Beautiful Bill\u003c/a>,” health care providers that offer abortions are under a one-year prohibition from federal Medicaid funding. Organizers with Planned Parenthood, one of several organizations that could see their funding slashed, are blasting the provision as a “backdoor abortion ban.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Existing law already prohibits federal dollars from paying for abortion care,” the nonprofit said in a statement. “By attacking Planned Parenthood health centers’ ability to provide the full spectrum of reproductive health care services, they aim to decimate abortion access in states like California where it is legal and a constitutional right.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Votes for the bills fell largely along party lines, with the exception of two Republican representatives who sided with Democrats to vote against Trump’s budget proposal. Nine California Republicans, including Rep. David Valadao, R-Bakersfield, were among those who voted in its favor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 80% of Planned Parenthood patients in the state rely on Medi-Cal programs for health care access, according to the organization. Planned Parenthood health centers provide a multitude of services ranging from STI testing and family planning to cancer screening and routine health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12015956\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12015956\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/092722-RPE-L-ABORTION-BANG-CM-copy-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">An exam room at Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties’ health center. \u003ccite>(Courtesy of Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Christian Garcia, vice president of government relations with Planned Parenthood Northern California, said it’s likely that rural communities will be the most affected if the nonprofit is forced to reduce its services. In cities such as Redding, Eureka and Chico, Planned Parenthood is often the only reproductive health care provider within a three-hour radius, he noted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“These are also communities who have lost community hospitals … who now have private hospitals that are religiously associated and are already making it difficult for [patients] to get primary sexual reproductive health care services,” Garcia said. “In the scenario that funding is not accessible, you’re going to see more health care deserts across California.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Planned Parenthood affiliates in California could lose more than $300 million if the organization’s federal funding is slashed, Garcia said. He added that while the nonprofit still has access to the state’s critical reproductive health care investment, it won’t be enough to make up for the massive loss.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>In a statement, Gov. Gavin Newsom lambasted Trump’s tax and spending legislation as a “massive tax break for the wealthiest Americans.” The bill’s passage jeopardizes taxpayer jobs, family support through Medicaid, public safety infrastructure and other critical programs across the country and state, Newsom said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said the cuts to Planned Parenthood would affect more than 1 million patients and force nearly 200 health centers to close.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This bill is a tragedy for the American people, and a complete moral failure,” Newsom said. “With this measure, [Trump’s] legacy is now forever cemented: he has created a more unequal, more indebted, and more dangerous America. Shame on him.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Garcia said Planned Parenthood is prepared to fight back. On Monday, the nonprofit filed a complaint against the Trump administration in federal court, calling the provision that would cut Medicaid funding for certain health care nonprofits “unconstitutional” and an attack on the organization’s centers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The nonprofit is also meeting with state and local partners to ensure that California residents continue to have access to its full gauntlet of services, especially in rural areas where patients are the most vulnerable. As of now, there are no plans to shut down any Planned Parenthood centers and patients can still come in and expect the same level of care, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s important for people to know that their health care services are still here,” Garcia said. “Whether you’re a Medicaid patient — whether you’re a Planned Parenthood patient who is on Medicaid — we are here and we’re going to provide services.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/lklivans\">\u003cem>Laura Klivans\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Experts and advocates are concerned that the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025 will bring \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012326/californian-votes-really-matter-what-the-election-could-mean-for-reproductive-health\">a wave of policies that will further restrict reproductive care\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">abortion is still legal in California\u003c/a> — and many of the state’s top officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013395/newsom-calls-special-session-prepare-california-legal-fight-against-trump\">pledged to fight any federal attempts to restrict abortion care\u003c/a> ahead of a second Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This doesn’t stop some people from encountering problems with accessing an abortion in California right now or struggling with the financial burden of traveling for the procedure — which has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">long been an issue,\u003c/a> especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">in rural parts of the state\u003c/a> or for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11896908/for-many-rural-and-lower-income-californians-abortion-services-remain-hard-to-access\">people with low-income backgrounds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what many people don’t know is that there are resources available for folks seeking abortion care in California that could provide them with some financial assistance — even for those who are coming from out of state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how private insurance and Medi-Cal cover California abortions, where you can find financial aid for the costs associated with the procedure and even access free legal aid regardless of where you live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Where can I find help with the costs of traveling for an abortion?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">How can I find my nearest abortion provider?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How much do abortions cost?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Due to \u003ca href=\"https://healthlaw.org/news/the-abortion-accessibility-act-by-senator-lena-gonzalez-signed-into-law/\">the Abortion Accessibility Act\u003c/a> of 2023, all state-licensed health care service plans — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your-rights/abortion-care-california#:~:text=No.%20California%20law%20is%20clear,cost%20barriers%20to%20abortion%20care.\">private insurers in California\u003c/a> — must cover abortion services without a co-payment, deductible or any type of cost-sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All Covered California (aka Obamacare) plans \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/index.html\">also cover abortion\u003c/a>. If you have Medi-Cal, state funds are used to \u003ca href=\"https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/assets/26092CC9-AAAF-432E-A672-85D649215F8A/abort.pdf?access_token=6UyVkRRfByXTZEWIh8j8QaYylPyP5ULO\">completely cover the costs of an abortion\u003c/a>, making it free for the patient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have insurance?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/PE_Info_women.aspx\">Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women (PE4PW) program\u003c/a> offers temporary Medi-Cal coverage for outpatient prenatal services for lower-income California residents who are pregnant. This could include pregnancy-related services that don’t need you to stay in the hospital overnight, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/PE_Info_women.aspx\">abortion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To access this program, you’ll need to visit a qualified provider or QP — a Medi-Cal provider who’s enrolled in PE4PW and who provides prenatal care. \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/Find-a-Qualified-Provider-to-Enroll.aspx\">Find a QP near you\u003c/a> and contact them to let them know you’d like to be enrolled in PE4PW. If you’re eligible for the program, a QP can enroll you online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/health/medi-cal/pregnant-women/\">Covered California’s Medi-Cal for Pregnancy tool\u003c/a> can also determine if you are eligible for any Medi-Cal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961750\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11961750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"the outside of a building that says 'Planned Parenthood'\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Planned Parenthood-East Los Angeles Health Center in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What will my abortion cost if I don’t live in California?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to California, 16 other states’ \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-an-abortion/abortion-and-medicaid/\">Medicaid programs cover abortion\u003c/a>. This includes: Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be warned that getting your state’s Medicaid to \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/can-i-use-my-medicaid-coverage-in-any-state/\">cover out-of-state procedures can be rare.\u003c/a> However, there are exceptions, such as life-threatening emergencies. Some plans may apply to medical facilities and hospitals that are \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/can-i-use-my-medicaid-coverage-in-any-state/\">along your state’s border\u003c/a>, since people may travel there regularly for health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check with your state’s plan to see if they specifically cover \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/index.html#get-help-covering-abortion-costs\">abortions \u003cem>and\u003c/em> out-of-state procedures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What financial aid is available for me to get the abortion I need?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even though the procedure itself is cost-free in California, people seeking an abortion can still encounter many financial barriers. For example, they may need to take time off work or travel a long way to their nearest available clinic.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12014890,news_12014103,news_11917111\"]There are several sources of financial aid available to people seeking an abortion, and a patient can apply for multiple sources of assistance at the same time. This assistance varies from \u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-california/funds-support-organizations\">cash gifts\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://publicgoodnews.com/2022/06/22/how-to-access-abortion-funds/\">gas or grocery gift cards\u003c/a> provided by an organization to having a volunteer \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-an-abortion/\">drive you to the clinic.\u003c/a> In some cases, your provider may work with local organizations to assist you or be able to recommend specific sources of financial assistance to best suit your situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following resources can also provide information on finding funds for travel and lodging. (And remember: If you live in a state where abortion is restricted, it’s a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014633/how-do-i-protect-my-privacy-if-im-seeking-an-abortion\">good idea to pay attention to your digital privacy\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://accessrj.org/\">ACCESS Reproductive Justice\u003c/a> can help you access resources for funding, lodging, meals, child care and travel.\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>English helpline: 800-376-4636\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spanish helpline: 888-442-2237\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Text helpline: 510-925-0335\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/\">National Network of Abortion Funds\u003c/a> has a map and list dedicated to funds across the country. The network suggests people make an appointment at a clinic first before trying to secure funding. Read \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/common-questions/\">a comprehensive FAQ at abortionfunds.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Abortion Finder also \u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/#find-assistance\">has a search tool for funding options\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also call the \u003ca href=\"https://prochoice.org/patients/naf-hotline/\">National Abortion Federation’s\u003c/a> hotline toll-free at 1-800-772-9100.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://wrrap.org/assistance-services/find-abortion-funds/\">Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://wrrap.org/assistance-services/find-abortion-funds/\">a search database\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heyjane.com/abortion-fund-partners\">Hey Jane’s list of funding sources\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ineedana.com/blog/how-to-get-a-free-abortion-in-california\">Ineedana’s list of funding resources\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>Where can I find my nearest abortion clinic?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/\">The state has a dedicated abortion website\u003c/a> for people seeking the procedure in California. You can also find California clinics that perform abortions online at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/\">AbortionFinder.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ineedana.com/\">Ineedana.com\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care\">Planned Parenthood’s map\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Be sure the clinic you are visiting actually performs abortions and is not a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">crisis pregnancy center” (CPC). These places\u003c/a> are often religiously affiliated organizations that discourage people from seeking abortion and provide limited services. \u003ca href=\"https://crisispregnancycentermap.com/\">See a list of known CPCs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Where can I find abortion pills?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/17/gop-states-are-still-trying-to-restrict-abortion-pill-mifepristone-in-court-heres-how/\">The legal battle over the abortion pill mifepristone rages on\u003c/a> despite the Supreme Court’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/06/13/supreme-court-upholds-abortion-drug-mifepristone/\">rejection earlier this year\u003c/a> of a lawsuit seeking to roll back its federal approval. Even though abortion pills are currently accessible, health care providers worry that could change once Trump takes office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pills usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014890/birth-control-on-your-mind-since-the-election-here-are-your-options\">cost around\u003c/a> $25 to $150, depending on the provider and any discounts it may or may not offer. According to \u003ca href=\"https://osg.ca.gov/contraception/#:~:text=Can%20I%20get%20birth%20control,or%20ring%2C%20from%20a%20pharmacist.\">the state Surgeon General’s website\u003c/a>, insurance plans are not required to cover drugs that induce abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can currently find abortion pills in California using the following tools:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plancpills.org/abortion-pill/california\">Plan C’s abortion pill search tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.abuzzhealth.com/\">Abuzz Health\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://asafechoicenetwork.com/\">A Safe Choice\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cambridgereproductivehealthconsultants.org/map\">The MAP\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wetakecareof.us/\">We Take Care of Us\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.womenonweb.org/en/\">Women on Web\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Where can I find free legal help?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some people may want to consult with an expert about their specific situation. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Experts and advocates are concerned that the return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January 2025 will bring \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012326/californian-votes-really-matter-what-the-election-could-mean-for-reproductive-health\">a wave of policies that will further restrict reproductive care\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">abortion is still legal in California\u003c/a> — and many of the state’s top officials have \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013395/newsom-calls-special-session-prepare-california-legal-fight-against-trump\">pledged to fight any federal attempts to restrict abortion care\u003c/a> ahead of a second Trump administration.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This doesn’t stop some people from encountering problems with accessing an abortion in California right now or struggling with the financial burden of traveling for the procedure — which has \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">long been an issue,\u003c/a> especially \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">in rural parts of the state\u003c/a> or for \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11896908/for-many-rural-and-lower-income-californians-abortion-services-remain-hard-to-access\">people with low-income backgrounds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But what many people don’t know is that there are resources available for folks seeking abortion care in California that could provide them with some financial assistance — even for those who are coming from out of state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Keep reading for how private insurance and Medi-Cal cover California abortions, where you can find financial aid for the costs associated with the procedure and even access free legal aid regardless of where you live.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Jump straight to:\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#A\">Where can I find help with the costs of traveling for an abortion?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#B\">How can I find my nearest abortion provider?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>How much do abortions cost?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Due to \u003ca href=\"https://healthlaw.org/news/the-abortion-accessibility-act-by-senator-lena-gonzalez-signed-into-law/\">the Abortion Accessibility Act\u003c/a> of 2023, all state-licensed health care service plans — including \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/en/know-your-rights/abortion-care-california#:~:text=No.%20California%20law%20is%20clear,cost%20barriers%20to%20abortion%20care.\">private insurers in California\u003c/a> — must cover abortion services without a co-payment, deductible or any type of cost-sharing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All Covered California (aka Obamacare) plans \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/index.html\">also cover abortion\u003c/a>. If you have Medi-Cal, state funds are used to \u003ca href=\"https://mcweb.apps.prd.cammis.medi-cal.ca.gov/assets/26092CC9-AAAF-432E-A672-85D649215F8A/abort.pdf?access_token=6UyVkRRfByXTZEWIh8j8QaYylPyP5ULO\">completely cover the costs of an abortion\u003c/a>, making it free for the patient.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>What if I don’t have insurance?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/PE_Info_women.aspx\">Presumptive Eligibility for Pregnant Women (PE4PW) program\u003c/a> offers temporary Medi-Cal coverage for outpatient prenatal services for lower-income California residents who are pregnant. This could include pregnancy-related services that don’t need you to stay in the hospital overnight, including \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/PE_Info_women.aspx\">abortion\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To access this program, you’ll need to visit a qualified provider or QP — a Medi-Cal provider who’s enrolled in PE4PW and who provides prenatal care. \u003ca href=\"https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services/medi-cal/eligibility/Pages/Find-a-Qualified-Provider-to-Enroll.aspx\">Find a QP near you\u003c/a> and contact them to let them know you’d like to be enrolled in PE4PW. If you’re eligible for the program, a QP can enroll you online.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This \u003ca href=\"https://www.coveredca.com/health/medi-cal/pregnant-women/\">Covered California’s Medi-Cal for Pregnancy tool\u003c/a> can also determine if you are eligible for any Medi-Cal services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11961750\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11961750\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"the outside of a building that says 'Planned Parenthood'\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-1020x679.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/09/080822-LA-Planned-Parenthood-RN-CM-05.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Planned Parenthood-East Los Angeles Health Center in Los Angeles. \u003ccite>(Raquel Natalicchio for CalMatters)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"A\">\u003c/a>What will my abortion cost if I don’t live in California?\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to California, 16 other states’ \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-an-abortion/abortion-and-medicaid/\">Medicaid programs cover abortion\u003c/a>. This includes: Alaska, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Vermont and Washington.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Be warned that getting your state’s Medicaid to \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/can-i-use-my-medicaid-coverage-in-any-state/\">cover out-of-state procedures can be rare.\u003c/a> However, there are exceptions, such as life-threatening emergencies. Some plans may apply to medical facilities and hospitals that are \u003ca href=\"https://www.healthinsurance.org/faqs/can-i-use-my-medicaid-coverage-in-any-state/\">along your state’s border\u003c/a>, since people may travel there regularly for health care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Check with your state’s plan to see if they specifically cover \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/index.html#get-help-covering-abortion-costs\">abortions \u003cem>and\u003c/em> out-of-state procedures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>What financial aid is available for me to get the abortion I need?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Even though the procedure itself is cost-free in California, people seeking an abortion can still encounter many financial barriers. For example, they may need to take time off work or travel a long way to their nearest available clinic.\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>There are several sources of financial aid available to people seeking an abortion, and a patient can apply for multiple sources of assistance at the same time. This assistance varies from \u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/abortion-guides-by-state/abortion-in-california/funds-support-organizations\">cash gifts\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://publicgoodnews.com/2022/06/22/how-to-access-abortion-funds/\">gas or grocery gift cards\u003c/a> provided by an organization to having a volunteer \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-an-abortion/\">drive you to the clinic.\u003c/a> In some cases, your provider may work with local organizations to assist you or be able to recommend specific sources of financial assistance to best suit your situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The following resources can also provide information on finding funds for travel and lodging. (And remember: If you live in a state where abortion is restricted, it’s a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014633/how-do-i-protect-my-privacy-if-im-seeking-an-abortion\">good idea to pay attention to your digital privacy\u003c/a>.)\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://accessrj.org/\">ACCESS Reproductive Justice\u003c/a> can help you access resources for funding, lodging, meals, child care and travel.\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>English helpline: 800-376-4636\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Spanish helpline: 888-442-2237\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Text helpline: 510-925-0335\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/need-abortion/\">National Network of Abortion Funds\u003c/a> has a map and list dedicated to funds across the country. The network suggests people make an appointment at a clinic first before trying to secure funding. Read \u003ca href=\"https://abortionfunds.org/common-questions/\">a comprehensive FAQ at abortionfunds.org\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Abortion Finder also \u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/#find-assistance\">has a search tool for funding options\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>You can also call the \u003ca href=\"https://prochoice.org/patients/naf-hotline/\">National Abortion Federation’s\u003c/a> hotline toll-free at 1-800-772-9100.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://wrrap.org/assistance-services/find-abortion-funds/\">Women’s Reproductive Rights Assistance Project\u003c/a> has \u003ca href=\"https://wrrap.org/assistance-services/find-abortion-funds/\">a search database\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.heyjane.com/abortion-fund-partners\">Hey Jane’s list of funding sources\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ineedana.com/blog/how-to-get-a-free-abortion-in-california\">Ineedana’s list of funding resources\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>\u003ca id=\"B\">\u003c/a>Where can I find my nearest abortion clinic?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/\">The state has a dedicated abortion website\u003c/a> for people seeking the procedure in California. You can also find California clinics that perform abortions online at:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.abortionfinder.org/\">AbortionFinder.org\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.ineedana.com/\">Ineedana.com\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/get-care\">Planned Parenthood’s map\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Be sure the clinic you are visiting actually performs abortions and is not a “\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">crisis pregnancy center” (CPC). These places\u003c/a> are often religiously affiliated organizations that discourage people from seeking abortion and provide limited services. \u003ca href=\"https://crisispregnancycentermap.com/\">See a list of known CPCs.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Where can I find abortion pills?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/10/17/gop-states-are-still-trying-to-restrict-abortion-pill-mifepristone-in-court-heres-how/\">The legal battle over the abortion pill mifepristone rages on\u003c/a> despite the Supreme Court’s \u003ca href=\"https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2024/06/13/supreme-court-upholds-abortion-drug-mifepristone/\">rejection earlier this year\u003c/a> of a lawsuit seeking to roll back its federal approval. Even though abortion pills are currently accessible, health care providers worry that could change once Trump takes office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pills usually \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12014890/birth-control-on-your-mind-since-the-election-here-are-your-options\">cost around\u003c/a> $25 to $150, depending on the provider and any discounts it may or may not offer. According to \u003ca href=\"https://osg.ca.gov/contraception/#:~:text=Can%20I%20get%20birth%20control,or%20ring%2C%20from%20a%20pharmacist.\">the state Surgeon General’s website\u003c/a>, insurance plans are not required to cover drugs that induce abortions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can currently find abortion pills in California using the following tools:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plancpills.org/abortion-pill/california\">Plan C’s abortion pill search tool\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.abuzzhealth.com/\">Abuzz Health\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://asafechoicenetwork.com/\">A Safe Choice\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.cambridgereproductivehealthconsultants.org/map\">The MAP\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.wetakecareof.us/\">We Take Care of Us\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.womenonweb.org/en/\">Women on Web\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>\u003cstrong>Where can I find free legal help?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Some people may want to consult with an expert about their specific situation. 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"content": "\u003cp>If President-elect Donald Trump goes forward with Project 2025, California could lose out on at least $300 million a year in funding for abortions, family planning and contraception for millions of lower-income residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Project 2025, a right-wing blueprint for the next president, targeted the state \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/09/project2025-trump-california-abortion-surveillance/\">with an ultimatum\u003c/a> that would require California to start reporting abortion data to the Centers for Disease Control or risk losing critical Medicaid funding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite Trump’s attempts to distance himself from the plan during the campaign, at least 140 of his allies produced the report, and \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/20/trump-project-2025-second-administration/\">he’s appointing key figures\u003c/a> from the project to his administration. As California leaders rush to shield the state from a Trump agenda, preserving reproductive freedoms stands as a top priority.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom called \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/capitol/2024/11/gavin-newsom-special-session-trump-resistance/\">a special session for next month\u003c/a> to “Trump-proof” California, and he’s hiring lawyers to prepare for Day 1 of the Trump presidency.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Whether it be our fundamental civil rights, reproductive freedom, or climate action — we refuse to turn back the clock and allow our values and laws to be attacked,” Newsom said in a statement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When CalMatters first reported on the ultimatum in September, the California Department of Health Care Services didn’t provide specific figures detailing how much the state receives in federal reimbursements for reproductive health care provided through \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/medi-cal/\">Medi-Cal\u003c/a>. The department now says the federal government reimbursed California about $310.7 million for reproductive health care last year, according to California Department of Health Care Services figures. In the previous year, the state received $334.5 million. That funding supports Medi-Cal, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.acog.org/advocacy/policy-priorities/medicaid#:~:text=Medicaid%20is%20the%20largest%20single,ensuring%20healthy%20moms%20and%20babies.\">single largest payer\u003c/a> of maternity care in the country. Medi-Cal covers about 14.2 million Californians. All told, the federal government reimbursed the state $90.9 billion for Medi-Cal last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Under Project 2025, all 50 states would be mandated to report detailed abortion-related data to the federal government, including information such as the reason for the abortion, the fetus’ gestational age, the birthing parent’s state of residence, whether the procedure was surgical or medication-induced, and more.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Currently, California, Maryland, and New Hampshire do not require abortion providers to share patient data with the federal government. Shortly after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the California Department of Public Health said that it does not report abortion data federally because\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/2022/06/abortion-data-california/\"> it is not legally obligated to do so\u003c/a>. States that do collect abortion data typically use it for public health analyses, which can help identify gaps in care and improve access to services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s office did not provide details on the projected costs of lawyering up but said the governor plans for legislation to give additional resources to the California Department of Justice and other state agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These resources are intended “to pursue robust affirmative litigation against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump administration, as well as defend against federal lawsuits aimed at undermining California’s laws and policies,” the governor’s office said. “The funding will support the ability to immediately file litigation and seek injunctive relief against unlawful federal actions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12015950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 779px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12015950\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy.jpg 779w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Eichamer, center, talks to fairgoers at the Project 2025 tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 2023. \u003ccite>(Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Trump tapped two individuals associated with Project 2025 for roles in his administration. 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His stance on abortion has been notably inconsistent over time. In May, \u003ca href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovu7Hu1oEiQ&t=1s\">he expressed\u003c/a> support for unrestricted abortion access, stating he opposed any government restrictions, “even if it’s full term.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, he later revised his position, advocating for legal \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/tag/abortion/\">abortion\u003c/a> up to the point of \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/campaigns/presidential/3000858/rfk-jr-walks-back-stance-abortion/\">fetal viability\u003c/a>, the stage at which a fetus can potentially survive outside the womb.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Roger Severino, who served as the Department of Health and Human Services director of the Office for Civil Rights under Trump, authored Project 2025’s abortion surveillance plan. He is now the vice president of domestic policy at the Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Project 2025. He declined an interview request.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12015752,news_12013882,forum_2010101906159\"]Severino’s vision for remaking the department is a cornerstone of Project 2025’s effort to impose stricter federal oversight on abortion practices, particularly targeting states like California, which offers greater access to abortion services than most other states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Because liberal states have now become sanctuaries for abortion tourism, [the Department of Health and Human Services] should use every available tool, including the cutting of funds, to ensure that every state reports exactly how many abortions take place within its borders, at what gestational age of the child, for what reason, the mother’s state of residence, and by what method,” reads \u003ca href=\"https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_CHAPTER-14.pdf\">the chapter (PDF)\u003c/a> on abortion reporting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The potential fallout isn’t limited to California. Experts \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/politics/2024/09/project2025-trump-california-abortion-surveillance/\">have warned\u003c/a> that other states with progressive abortion policies may face similar funding threats, amplifying the national debate over reproductive rights under Trump’s second term.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After Election Day, Newsom traveled to Washington, D.C., for meetings with the Biden administration and congressional leaders to “discuss strategies for safeguarding health care access,” said Anthony Cava, a spokesperson for the California Department of Health Care Services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Cava would not elaborate on those strategies. He said the department “cannot speculate on the future of these programs under a new federal administration, but the Newsom administration is working to protect the health and well-being of all Californians.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California has long positioned itself as a national leader in reproductive rights, actively opposing federal restrictions on abortion access. The state’s proactive policies, such as safeguarding providers who serve out-of-state patients, stand in stark contrast to the goals of Project 2025. 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States that do collect abortion data typically use it for public health analyses, which can help identify gaps in care and improve access to services.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s office did not provide details on the projected costs of lawyering up but said the governor plans for legislation to give additional resources to the California Department of Justice and other state agencies.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These resources are intended “to pursue robust affirmative litigation against any unlawful actions by the incoming Trump administration, as well as defend against federal lawsuits aimed at undermining California’s laws and policies,” the governor’s office said. “The funding will support the ability to immediately file litigation and seek injunctive relief against unlawful federal actions.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12015950\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 779px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12015950\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"779\" height=\"519\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy.jpg 779w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/11/081423-Project-2025-AP-CM-01-copy-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kristen Eichamer, center, talks to fairgoers at the Project 2025 tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, on Aug. 14, 2023. \u003ccite>(Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Trump tapped two individuals associated with Project 2025 for roles in his administration. 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"content": "\u003cp>[dropcap]L[/dropcap]ast week, California’s top officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013395/newsom-calls-special-session-prepare-california-legal-fight-against-trump\">reaffirmed the state’s role\u003c/a> as \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/06/24/governor-newsom-first-partner-mark-second-anniversary-of-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/#:~:text=Governor%20Newsom%20actions%20to%20protect%20abortion%20access%3A&text=June%202022%2C%20Governor%20Newsom%3A,Wade%20was%20overturned.\">a haven\u003c/a> for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Special_Session_Proc_Nov.pdf\">reproductive freedoms\u003c/a> — as Americans prepare for a second Trump administration that will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013256/how-health-care-could-change-under-the-new-trump-administration\">likely bring\u003c/a> an agenda with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012326/californian-votes-really-matter-what-the-election-could-mean-for-reproductive-health\">aims to further restrict reproductive rights\u003c/a> after the fall of Roe v. Wade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lawyers from the Attorney General’s Office and my office have been preparing for a potential second Trump term for more than a year,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement calling for a special session of the legislature issued the day after the election, highlighting the threat to California’s existing laws that protect the right to an abortion within the state. California, Newsom wrote, was “marshaling the arguments and evidence needed to be ready to challenge in court unconstitutional and unlawful federal policies, and to mount robust and vigorous defenses of California’s laws, policies and programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">California’s laws around reproductive freedom being some of the strongest in the country\u003c/a>, safe access to abortions in the state is still sometimes challenged.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When abortion access is challenged — even in California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Basic accessibility has long been an issue for some Californians, most notably in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">rural parts of the state\u003c/a> or for people with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11896908/for-many-rural-and-lower-income-californians-abortion-services-remain-hard-to-access\">low-income backgrounds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, the Attorney General’s Office found that the city of Beverly Hills had \u003ca href=\"https://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-holds-beverly-hills-accountable-preventing-reproductive\">pressured a landlord\u003c/a> to prevent an abortion clinic from opening. This summer, a San Diego woman said a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991664/if-it-happened-to-me-its-happening-to-other-people-woman-says-a-california-cvs-refused-to-fill-her-abortion-pill-prescription\">CVS pharmacist refused to fill\u003c/a> her prescription for abortion pills, and earlier this year, a former Marine was sentenced to nine years in prison for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1245047704/former-marine-planned-parenthood-firebombing-sentenced\">firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood\u003c/a> in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">state sued the Catholic-affiliated Providence St. Joseph Hospital\u003c/a> in Humboldt County for allegedly refusing to perform an emergency abortion. The patient in question, Dr. Anna Nusslock, was rushed to another hospital for the life-saving surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11923874\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11923874\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit stands in front of a sign saying 'We Demand Reproductive Justice'\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General of California Rob Bonta speaks during a rally in support of abortion rights outside the Federal Building in San Francisco on May 3, 2022, as part of a nationwide response to the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s decision that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta said\u003c/a> that Nusslock’s case could be just one of several instances of a patient being denied abortion care in California — something Jennifer Wonnacott, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, echoes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For every one of those [cases], there’s likely many more we don’t hear about,” she said, noting that Planned Parenthood expects “that it will unfortunately become more of a common story” across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even as \u003ca href=\"https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/11/trump-second-term-abortion-agenda-blue-state-crackdown.html\">the future of abortion rights in America remains uncertain after the election\u003c/a>, you have the right to abortion care in California. Keep reading for what you’re entitled to and what to do if you or someone you know is denied your health rights in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#denied-an-abortion\">What to do if you’re denied an abortion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#abortion-religious-objections\">Religious objections to providing abortions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#report-denied-abortion\">How to report being denied abortion care in California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What is the state of abortion rights in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, KQED published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">a comprehensive guide to abortion rights in California\u003c/a>, including details of the types of procedures available and insurance options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">The major takeaways\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>You can get an abortion in California for any reason until roughly six months after conception\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>After six months of pregnancy, you can only get an abortion in certain circumstances\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you’re under 18, you don’t need your parents’ permission to get an abortion in California\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you have insurance, California requires your providers to cover abortion\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you are uninsured, there are options for finding a free or low-cost abortion, as well as temporary Medi-Cal coverage\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In the November 2022 election, Californians voted to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134833374/california-results-abortion-contraception-amendment-midterms\">enshrine abortion rights\u003c/a> in the state constitution. Since then, California officials have strengthened protections for patients and providers. This includes \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/state-action/\">an executive order\u003c/a> that would decline “out-of-state extradition requests related to legal abortions in California” if a person traveled to California for the procedure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law also requires hospitals to provide “stabilizing care in an emergency,” Planned Parenthood’s Wonnacott said. “Patients have protections in California to access the care they need,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[ad fullwidth]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"denied-an-abortion\">\u003c/a>If someone is being denied an abortion they need, what can they do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While being denied abortion care you \u003cem>know\u003c/em> you’re entitled to will be an intensely fraught experience, Wonnacott said it’s nonetheless important for patients to “seek the care they need” — even if that means getting to another health center or hospital as an alternative to the provider denying care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While advocating for yourself in medical situations is ideal, Wonnacott also acknowledged that “a patient’s experience with the medical system can vary greatly,” and “that may not be a comfortable space for patients and their historical experience” — for example, in the \u003ca href=\"https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health/medical-racism-antiracism\">context of medical racism\u003c/a>. Therefore, “trying to find a provider that is responsive to listening to their concerns is important in these situations,” she said — and that may mean moving on as swiftly as possible to another provider to get yourself the care you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"abortion-religious-objections\">\u003c/a>What about religious objections to providing abortions?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For years, activists have sounded the alarm over \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/catholic-hospitals-denied-these-women\">Catholic hospitals denying procedures\u003c/a> during emergencies across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office said that “\u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/reprorights#:~:text=You%20have%20the%20right%20to%20ask%20your%20healthcare%20provider%20if,%2C%20ethical%2C%20or%20religious%20reasons.\">healthcare providers are allowed to refuse to perform abortions for moral, ethical or religious reasons\u003c/a>.” But California law does not allow religious objections to take precedence in an emergency situation, such as an emergency abortion, Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">In his Sept. 30 announcement of the state’s suit\u003c/a> against Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Bonta confirmed that religious objections don’t apply when it comes to California’s Emergency Services Law, which mandates that hospitals provide care “necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s lawsuit alleges that Providence St. Joseph Hospital denied the patient an emergency abortion her doctors recommended because “fetal heart tones” could be detected. But state law, Bonta said, “applies generally to all emergency care providers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not a suggestion or a recommendation; it is the law, and you are duty-bound to follow it,” Bonta said. “You can’t make up your own standard.” Ultimately, however, the patient in the Providence St. Joseph case said she was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">forced to seek the life-saving treatment at another nearby medical facility\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11925552\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11925552\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a billboard proclaiming abortion is and will remain legal in California\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1538\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-800x481.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-2048x1230.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1920x1154.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A billboard proclaiming abortion is still legal in California is seen at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and 40th Street in Oakland in July 2022. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced the launch of a new online hub for abortion resources, part of a wider effort to establish California as a sanctuary state after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year. \u003ccite>(Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"report-denied-abortion\">\u003c/a>How can someone report being denied abortion care in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After securing the abortion care they need, a patient can then judge whether or not they want to report the experience to any officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta — California’s \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/office\">top lawyer and law enforcement official\u003c/a> — has emphasized his commitment to monitoring cases of denied abortions, especially as his office gears up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013588/ag-bonta-pledges-to-protect-california-values-from-trump-presidency\">fight the incoming Trump presidency\u003c/a>. Bonta’s office also encouraged people to reach out to them about abortions they may have been denied by emailing abortion.access@doj.ca.gov.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If “a patient feels comfortable, our office would like to hear their story,” a California Department of Justice (DoJ) spokesperson told KQED by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The DoJ is specifically interested in hearing about cases where “you were denied an abortion you needed in a medical emergency, or if you were denied any other emergency or reproductive medical care,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Please note that you may or may not be contacted after writing to this email address, depending on the needs of the investigation,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside tag='abortion' label='More Abortion Coverage.']\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office also has a form available for people who want to file \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/crisis-pregnancy-center-complaint\">a complaint\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/crisis-pregnancy-center-complaint\">crisis pregnancy centers\u003c/a>, which are organizations designed to look like community health clinics but which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">actively discourage people from pursuing an abortion\u003c/a>. In 2023, these anti-abortion centers — which usually do not have a medical license — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">outnumbered\u003c/a> abortion clinics in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office told KQED it would not be able to confirm how widespread cases like Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s are in California in order to “protect the integrity of our investigation.” But Bonta “remains committed to enforcing California laws by using all the tools at his disposal to ensure California continues to be a safe haven for those seeking essential reproductive health care, including abortion care,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have issues with insurance covering the abortion, ACLU NorCal said you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">try filing a grievance\u003c/a> directly with the plan. In addition, you can file a complaint with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/fileacomplaint.aspx\">California Department of Managed Health Care\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/110-health/30-have/index.cfm\">California Department of Insurance\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">a company complaint\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To file a complaint about a doctor, you can file with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">Medical Board of California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you suspect you are being discriminated against by an employer or a health care provider for having or getting an abortion, you can reach out to the \u003ca href=\"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/\">California Civil Rights Department\u003c/a> or a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/about/affiliates\">local ACLU office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED also has a guide on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967439/how-can-i-call-my-representative-a-step-by-step-guide-to-the-process\">how to call or reach your representative or elected official\u003c/a> about a matter that’s important to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More resources and guides:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">Know your rights from the American Civil Liberties Union Northern California\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/know-your-rights/abortion-care-california#minors\">the ACLU Southern California\u003c/a>, including details for minors and individuals in jails and prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/center-reproductive-health-law-and-policy/southern-california-legal-alliance-reproductive-justice\">Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice\u003c/a> (310-206-4466 or larj@law.ucla.edu)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/your-legal-right-to-an-abortion/\">State of California’s abortion resources\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/\">how to pay for an abortion\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/your-privacy/\">your right to privacy\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fosterreprohealth.org/fact-sheets-know-your-rights/\">Abortion for foster youth\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/people-with-disabilities/\">Abortion accessibility for people with disabilities\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.reprolegalhelpline.org/abortion-laws-by-state/california/\">Repro Legal Helpline\u003c/a> (844-868-2812)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-california/community-health/education-services\">Planned Parenthood Northern California\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013522/free-legal-aid-in-the-bay-area-how-it-works-where-to-find-it\">Legal aid services in the Bay Area, which may offer health care services\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cspan class=\"utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__dropcapShortcode__dropcap\">L\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\u003cp>ast week, California’s top officials \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013395/newsom-calls-special-session-prepare-california-legal-fight-against-trump\">reaffirmed the state’s role\u003c/a> as \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/06/24/governor-newsom-first-partner-mark-second-anniversary-of-the-overturning-of-roe-v-wade/#:~:text=Governor%20Newsom%20actions%20to%20protect%20abortion%20access%3A&text=June%202022%2C%20Governor%20Newsom%3A,Wade%20was%20overturned.\">a haven\u003c/a> for \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Special_Session_Proc_Nov.pdf\">reproductive freedoms\u003c/a> — as Americans prepare for a second Trump administration that will \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013256/how-health-care-could-change-under-the-new-trump-administration\">likely bring\u003c/a> an agenda with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12012326/californian-votes-really-matter-what-the-election-could-mean-for-reproductive-health\">aims to further restrict reproductive rights\u003c/a> after the fall of Roe v. Wade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Lawyers from the Attorney General’s Office and my office have been preparing for a potential second Trump term for more than a year,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a statement calling for a special session of the legislature issued the day after the election, highlighting the threat to California’s existing laws that protect the right to an abortion within the state. California, Newsom wrote, was “marshaling the arguments and evidence needed to be ready to challenge in court unconstitutional and unlawful federal policies, and to mount robust and vigorous defenses of California’s laws, policies and programs.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">California’s laws around reproductive freedom being some of the strongest in the country\u003c/a>, safe access to abortions in the state is still sometimes challenged.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>When abortion access is challenged — even in California\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Basic accessibility has long been an issue for some Californians, most notably in \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11934819/for-rural-californians-abortion-is-legal-but-its-not-always-accessible\">rural parts of the state\u003c/a> or for people with \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11896908/for-many-rural-and-lower-income-californians-abortion-services-remain-hard-to-access\">low-income backgrounds\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last month, the Attorney General’s Office found that the city of Beverly Hills had \u003ca href=\"https://www.oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-holds-beverly-hills-accountable-preventing-reproductive\">pressured a landlord\u003c/a> to prevent an abortion clinic from opening. This summer, a San Diego woman said a \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11991664/if-it-happened-to-me-its-happening-to-other-people-woman-says-a-california-cvs-refused-to-fill-her-abortion-pill-prescription\">CVS pharmacist refused to fill\u003c/a> her prescription for abortion pills, and earlier this year, a former Marine was sentenced to nine years in prison for \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2024/04/16/1245047704/former-marine-planned-parenthood-firebombing-sentenced\">firebombing a Southern California Planned Parenthood\u003c/a> in 2022.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In September, the \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">state sued the Catholic-affiliated Providence St. Joseph Hospital\u003c/a> in Humboldt County for allegedly refusing to perform an emergency abortion. The patient in question, Dr. Anna Nusslock, was rushed to another hospital for the life-saving surgery.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11923874\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11923874\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man in a suit stands in front of a sign saying 'We Demand Reproductive Justice'\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/08/RS55693_018_KQED_AbortionRallySF_05032022-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Attorney General of California Rob Bonta speaks during a rally in support of abortion rights outside the Federal Building in San Francisco on May 3, 2022, as part of a nationwide response to the leaked draft of the Supreme Court’s decision that ultimately overturned Roe v. Wade. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">California Attorney General Rob Bonta said\u003c/a> that Nusslock’s case could be just one of several instances of a patient being denied abortion care in California — something Jennifer Wonnacott, spokesperson for Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, echoes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“For every one of those [cases], there’s likely many more we don’t hear about,” she said, noting that Planned Parenthood expects “that it will unfortunately become more of a common story” across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even as \u003ca href=\"https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2024/11/trump-second-term-abortion-agenda-blue-state-crackdown.html\">the future of abortion rights in America remains uncertain after the election\u003c/a>, you have the right to abortion care in California. Keep reading for what you’re entitled to and what to do if you or someone you know is denied your health rights in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>Jump straight to:\u003c/b>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#denied-an-abortion\">What to do if you’re denied an abortion\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#abortion-religious-objections\">Religious objections to providing abortions\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#report-denied-abortion\">How to report being denied abortion care in California\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch2>What is the state of abortion rights in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022, KQED published \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">a comprehensive guide to abortion rights in California\u003c/a>, including details of the types of procedures available and insurance options.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11917111/even-without-roe-v-wade-abortion-is-still-legal-in-california-heres-what-you-need-to-know\">The major takeaways\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>You can get an abortion in California for any reason until roughly six months after conception\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>After six months of pregnancy, you can only get an abortion in certain circumstances\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you’re under 18, you don’t need your parents’ permission to get an abortion in California\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you have insurance, California requires your providers to cover abortion\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>If you are uninsured, there are options for finding a free or low-cost abortion, as well as temporary Medi-Cal coverage\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>In the November 2022 election, Californians voted to \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2022/11/09/1134833374/california-results-abortion-contraception-amendment-midterms\">enshrine abortion rights\u003c/a> in the state constitution. Since then, California officials have strengthened protections for patients and providers. This includes \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/state-action/\">an executive order\u003c/a> that would decline “out-of-state extradition requests related to legal abortions in California” if a person traveled to California for the procedure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California law also requires hospitals to provide “stabilizing care in an emergency,” Planned Parenthood’s Wonnacott said. “Patients have protections in California to access the care they need,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"denied-an-abortion\">\u003c/a>If someone is being denied an abortion they need, what can they do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>While being denied abortion care you \u003cem>know\u003c/em> you’re entitled to will be an intensely fraught experience, Wonnacott said it’s nonetheless important for patients to “seek the care they need” — even if that means getting to another health center or hospital as an alternative to the provider denying care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While advocating for yourself in medical situations is ideal, Wonnacott also acknowledged that “a patient’s experience with the medical system can vary greatly,” and “that may not be a comfortable space for patients and their historical experience” — for example, in the \u003ca href=\"https://laneguides.stanford.edu/multicultural-health/medical-racism-antiracism\">context of medical racism\u003c/a>. Therefore, “trying to find a provider that is responsive to listening to their concerns is important in these situations,” she said — and that may mean moving on as swiftly as possible to another provider to get yourself the care you need.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"abortion-religious-objections\">\u003c/a>What about religious objections to providing abortions?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>For years, activists have sounded the alarm over \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/news/reproductive-freedom/catholic-hospitals-denied-these-women\">Catholic hospitals denying procedures\u003c/a> during emergencies across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office said that “\u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/reprorights#:~:text=You%20have%20the%20right%20to%20ask%20your%20healthcare%20provider%20if,%2C%20ethical%2C%20or%20religious%20reasons.\">healthcare providers are allowed to refuse to perform abortions for moral, ethical or religious reasons\u003c/a>.” But California law does not allow religious objections to take precedence in an emergency situation, such as an emergency abortion, Bonta said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">In his Sept. 30 announcement of the state’s suit\u003c/a> against Providence St. Joseph Hospital, Bonta confirmed that religious objections don’t apply when it comes to California’s Emergency Services Law, which mandates that hospitals provide care “necessary to relieve or eliminate the emergency medical condition.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s lawsuit alleges that Providence St. Joseph Hospital denied the patient an emergency abortion her doctors recommended because “fetal heart tones” could be detected. But state law, Bonta said, “applies generally to all emergency care providers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is not a suggestion or a recommendation; it is the law, and you are duty-bound to follow it,” Bonta said. “You can’t make up your own standard.” Ultimately, however, the patient in the Providence St. Joseph case said she was \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12007119/california-sues-a-catholic-hospital-for-denying-patient-an-emergency-abortion\">forced to seek the life-saving treatment at another nearby medical facility\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11925552\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11925552\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a billboard proclaiming abortion is and will remain legal in California\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1538\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-800x481.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1020x613.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-160x96.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1536x923.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-2048x1230.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1410222521-1920x1154.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A billboard proclaiming abortion is still legal in California is seen at the corner of Telegraph Avenue and 40th Street in Oakland in July 2022. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday announced the launch of a new online hub for abortion resources, part of a wider effort to establish California as a sanctuary state after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade earlier this year. \u003ccite>(Jane Tyska/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"report-denied-abortion\">\u003c/a>How can someone report being denied abortion care in California?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>After securing the abortion care they need, a patient can then judge whether or not they want to report the experience to any officials.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Attorney General Rob Bonta — California’s \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/office\">top lawyer and law enforcement official\u003c/a> — has emphasized his commitment to monitoring cases of denied abortions, especially as his office gears up to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013588/ag-bonta-pledges-to-protect-california-values-from-trump-presidency\">fight the incoming Trump presidency\u003c/a>. Bonta’s office also encouraged people to reach out to them about abortions they may have been denied by emailing abortion.access@doj.ca.gov.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If “a patient feels comfortable, our office would like to hear their story,” a California Department of Justice (DoJ) spokesperson told KQED by email.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The DoJ is specifically interested in hearing about cases where “you were denied an abortion you needed in a medical emergency, or if you were denied any other emergency or reproductive medical care,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Please note that you may or may not be contacted after writing to this email address, depending on the needs of the investigation,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office also has a form available for people who want to file \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/crisis-pregnancy-center-complaint\">a complaint\u003c/a> about \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/crisis-pregnancy-center-complaint\">crisis pregnancy centers\u003c/a>, which are organizations designed to look like community health clinics but which \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">actively discourage people from pursuing an abortion\u003c/a>. In 2023, these anti-abortion centers — which usually do not have a medical license — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11973441/in-california-anti-abortion-centers-outnumber-abortion-clinics\">outnumbered\u003c/a> abortion clinics in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Attorney General’s Office told KQED it would not be able to confirm how widespread cases like Providence St. Joseph Hospital’s are in California in order to “protect the integrity of our investigation.” But Bonta “remains committed to enforcing California laws by using all the tools at his disposal to ensure California continues to be a safe haven for those seeking essential reproductive health care, including abortion care,” the spokesperson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you have issues with insurance covering the abortion, ACLU NorCal said you can \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">try filing a grievance\u003c/a> directly with the plan. In addition, you can file a complaint with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dmhc.ca.gov/fileacomplaint.aspx\">California Department of Managed Health Care\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"http://www.insurance.ca.gov/01-consumers/110-health/30-have/index.cfm\">California Department of Insurance\u003c/a> or \u003ca href=\"https://oag.ca.gov/contact/consumer-complaint-against-business-or-company\">a company complaint\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To file a complaint about a doctor, you can file with the \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">Medical Board of California\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you suspect you are being discriminated against by an employer or a health care provider for having or getting an abortion, you can reach out to the \u003ca href=\"https://calcivilrights.ca.gov/complaintprocess/\">California Civil Rights Department\u003c/a> or a \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclu.org/about/affiliates\">local ACLU office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>KQED also has a guide on \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11967439/how-can-i-call-my-representative-a-step-by-step-guide-to-the-process\">how to call or reach your representative or elected official\u003c/a> about a matter that’s important to you.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More resources and guides:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.aclunc.org/our-work/know-your-rights/know-your-rights-abortion-access-california\">Know your rights from the American Civil Liberties Union Northern California\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.aclusocal.org/know-your-rights/abortion-care-california#minors\">the ACLU Southern California\u003c/a>, including details for minors and individuals in jails and prisons.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://law.ucla.edu/academics/centers/center-reproductive-health-law-and-policy/southern-california-legal-alliance-reproductive-justice\">Southern California Legal Alliance for Reproductive Justice\u003c/a> (310-206-4466 or larj@law.ucla.edu)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>The \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/your-legal-right-to-an-abortion/\">State of California’s abortion resources\u003c/a>, including \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/getting-an-abortion/how-to-pay-for-an-abortion/\">how to pay for an abortion\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/your-privacy/\">your right to privacy\u003c/a>.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://fosterreprohealth.org/fact-sheets-know-your-rights/\">Abortion for foster youth\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://abortion.ca.gov/your-rights/people-with-disabilities/\">Abortion accessibility for people with disabilities\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.reprolegalhelpline.org/abortion-laws-by-state/california/\">Repro Legal Helpline\u003c/a> (844-868-2812)\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.plannedparenthood.org/planned-parenthood-northern-california/community-health/education-services\">Planned Parenthood Northern California\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12013522/free-legal-aid-in-the-bay-area-how-it-works-where-to-find-it\">Legal aid services in the Bay Area, which may offer health care services\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Voters in three states — Arizona, Missouri and Nevada — chose on Tuesday to advance protections for abortion rights in their state constitutions. Donald Trump, meanwhile, is likely to win all three states in his victorious bid for the White House.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s a conundrum for Democrats, who expected ballot initiatives on abortion rights in those states to boost the prospects of their candidates, including Vice President Kamala Harris. But data from VoteCast, a large survey of U.S. voters conducted by The \u003cem>Associated Press\u003c/em> and partners, including KFF, found that about 3 in 10 voters in Arizona, Missouri, and Nevada who supported the abortion rights measures also voted for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We saw lots of people who voted in favor of abortion access and still voted for Donald Trump,” said Liz Hamel, director of Public Opinion and Survey Research for KFF, a health information nonprofit that includes KFF Health News.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>VoteCast is a survey of \u003ca href=\"https://www.ap.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/VoteCastMethodologyStatement-2024-GE_Prefield-Final-10282024.pdf\">more than 115,000 registered voters\u003c/a> in all 50 states conducted between Oct. 28 and Nov. 5. It’s intended to be “the most accurate picture possible of who has voted, and why,” \u003ca href=\"https://www.ap.org/elections/our-role/ap-votecast/\">according to the AP\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>About 1 in 4 of the polled voters said abortion was the “single most important” factor to their vote, though that number was higher among Democrats, young women, Black adults and Hispanic adults.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Abortion rights referendums passed in seven states on Tuesday, including Missouri and Arizona, where state bans were overturned. Vice President Kamala Harris made reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, but the VoteCast results reinforce earlier surveys that indicated economic concerns were the foremost issue in the election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tuesday’s was the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned \u003cem>Roe v. Wade\u003c/em>. During Trump’s first term as president, he nominated three Supreme Court justices who later joined the 2022 ruling that eliminated women’s constitutional right to abortion care.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Mike Islami, 20, voted for Trump in Madison, Wisconsin, where he’s a full-time student. He said abortion is “a woman’s right” that “was definitely in the back of my mind” when he cast his ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I don’t think much is going to change” about abortion access during Trump’s second term, he said. “I believe his policy is that he’s just going to give it back to the states, and from there, they could decide how important it was.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The survey found that the percentage of voters who said abortion was the most important factor in their vote was similar in states that had abortion measures on the ballot and states without them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When voters cast their ballots, they were more motivated by economic anxiety and the cost of filling up their gas tanks, housing, and food, according to the survey results. Trump won those voters as much in hotly contested states such as Pennsylvania and Wisconsin as in reliably red states.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Glen Bolger, a Republican campaign strategist, said the 2022 election results demonstrated that Republican candidates are better off talking about the economy and the cost of living than they are about abortion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, Trump voters who supported abortion rights amendments may have decided to take Trump “at his word that he was not going to support a national ban,” Bolger said. In casting their vote for Trump, he said, those supporters may have thought, “Let’s elect him to deal with the cost of living and health care and gasoline and everything else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The VoteCast survey found stronger support for abortion ballot initiatives from female voters: 72% of women in Nevada, 69% in Arizona, 62% in Missouri.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Erica Wallace, 39, of Miami, voted for Harris and in favor of an abortion rights ballot measure in Florida, which fell just short of the 60% threshold needed to amend the state constitution.[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_12012326,news_12012908,news_12013256\"]“As a grown woman, you’re out, and you’re working, living your life,” said Wallace, an executive secretary who lives in Miami. She said the state’s ban, which criminalizes abortion care before many women know they’re pregnant, amounts to unequal treatment for women.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I pay my taxes. 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