At the heart of women's health is the issue of reproductive health care. Access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including family planning services, is essential for women's overall well-being. Yet, these services are frequently under threat and underfunded.
Following the Supreme Court's reversal of Roe v. Wade, I took action to protect access to reproductive health care by authoring a resolution that reconfirmed our county's continued support for reproductive rights and called on Congress to enact national legislation protecting those rights.
Ensuring that women in our county have access to comprehensive health care has long been a priority for me. Most recently, I worked with my colleague, Supervisor Cindy Chavez, to make our county's OB/GYN Urgent Care program, an innovative pilot program we launched for pregnant women during COVID-19, a permanent offering of the Santa Clara Valley Healthcare system.
As a result, in 2022, we opened the county's first specialty care clinic and pharmacy in the North County. Located in the Planned Parenthood facility on California Street in Mountain View, the clinic and pharmacy provide critical health care services that were previously unavailable in the area.
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