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California Launches Reproductive Health Services Corps

SACRAMENTO – With extremist judges and out-of-touch politicians continuing their attacks on access to abortion care, California is leading the fight to protect and expand reproductive freedom. California Nov. 29 launched the Reproductive Health Service Corps to increase and diversify the reproductive health care workforce to better serve all communities as well as the Pharmacists Comprehensive Abortion and Reproductive Health Empowerment (Pharmacists CARE) Initiative to support training pharmacists to provide reproductive care.

This $20 million investment will continue to expand the reproductive health care workforce across California, fill key gaps, help diversify the pool of providers, and empower pharmacists to provide comprehensive reproductive health care services.

https://hcai.ca.gov/california-announces-historic-20-million-investment-to-advance-and-improve-access-to-reproductive-health-care/

In February, Gov. Newsom launched the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a non-partisan coalition of 22 Governors committed to protecting and expanding reproductive freedom in their states. This announcement builds on California’s historic leadership in the aftermath of the reversal of Roe v Wade – creating a space to share California’s successes: the largest reproductive rights legislative package to date, an over $200 million investment, and a state constitutional amendment protecting the right to reproductive freedom, including abortion and contraception.

Gov. Newsom sent a joint letter with 13 other Governors to pharmacies across the country asking them to clarify their plans to dispense Mifepristone as well as other actions they would take to safeguard reproductive health care. Following these actions, several independent pharmacies in California are now offering Mifepristone.

Learn more about California’s leadership as well as rights and resources available to people accessing abortion care, regardless of what state they live in, at Abortion.CA.Gov.

 

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