"Just over seven months after Planned Parenthood affiliates were defunded by the Trump administration, California injected another $90 million lifeline in reproductive health care grants to the state's seven affiliates, among the largest in the United States. The latest funding comes as a result of legislation, Senate Bill 106, passed by state lawmakers and signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 11. Since last fall, California has provided $235 million to the state's seven Planned Parenthood affiliates with Planned Parenthood of Orange County and San Bernardino counted as among one of the largest in the nation as measured in patient volume. The affiliate serves more than 130,000 patients annually across nine health centers in both counties."
"While the Trump administration and its allies in Congress pushed to deny patients essential, lifesaving care, we are fortunate that our leaders in California are serious about protecting access to vital reproductive health services, said Nichole Ramirez, in a statement provided to the Southern California News Group."
"The latest cash infusion allows Planned Parenthood affiliates to continue providing their communities with reproductive health care, including abortion care, birth control, cancer screening, sexually transmitted infection testing and treatment, gynecological exams, screenings for breast and cervical cancer, Pap smears to detect cell changes in a cervix, and urinary tract infection testing and treatment. The defunding came after Congressional Republicans passed President Donald Trump's One Big, Beautiful Bill Act."
California provided a $90 million grant to the state's seven Planned Parenthood affiliates under Senate Bill 106, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 11. Since last fall, the state has delivered $235 million in support to those affiliates, including $145 million in October. Planned Parenthood of Orange County and San Bernardino serve more than 130,000 patients annually across nine health centers. The funding enables continued provision of abortion care, birth control, cancer screening, STI testing and treatment, gynecological exams, Pap smears, and urinary tract infection testing and treatment. Federal restrictions were introduced by the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act on July 4, 2025, which was briefly paused by an injunction and later restored on Sept. 11.
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