"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."
"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."
"Newsom provided $145 million to the Planned Parenthood affiliates last October. "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."
California provided an additional $90 million in reproductive health care grants to the state's seven Planned Parenthood affiliates through Senate Bill 106 signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Feb. 11. Since last fall, the state has allocated $235 million to those affiliates, including a $145 million allocation in October. Planned Parenthood of Orange County and San Bernardino serve more than 130,000 patients annually across nine health centers. The funding supports abortion care, contraception, cancer screening, STI testing and treatment, gynecological exams, Pap smears, and urinary tract infection testing and treatment. The defunding resulted from federal legislation restricting Planned Parenthood funding.
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