California\u2019s Planned Parenthood affiliates operate more than 100 health centers across the Golden State, providing more than a million patient visits a year to Californians in search of basic health care needs.<\/p>\n
In 2026, Governor Newsom and legislative leaders intend to identify additional resources so Planned Parenthood health centers can continue to provide critical services to Californians. California is committed to standing with Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California through ongoing political attacks by President Trump\u2019s Administration and Republicans in Congress.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Planned Parenthood affiliates in California are grateful to Governor Newsom and our allies in the Legislature for taking this necessary step to keep Planned Parenthood health centers open and able to provide critical services as they weather the impacts of the federal defund,\u201d said Jodi Hicks, President and CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California.<\/strong> \u201cPresident Trump and Congressional Republicans\u2019 targeted attacks on Planned Parenthood are not only unconscionable, but a deliberate effort to undermine California\u2019s values and promise of reproductive freedom. Today\u2019s funding commitment is critical to protecting vulnerable Californians\u2019 constitutional right to access reproductive health care. While we know Trump and Republicans\u2019 attacks on reproductive health care are escalating, we remain confident that our state leaders will continue to stand with Planned Parenthood patients and providers and ensure they have the support necessary to endure these ongoing assaults.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCalifornia will always fight for women\u2019s reproductive freedom with everything we\u2019ve got,\u201d said Robert Rivas, Speaker of the Assembly. <\/strong>\u201cThat\u2019s why the Legislature delivered tens of millions of dollars this year to support health clinics, and we\u2019re investing it now to protect Planned Parenthood, keep families healthy and save lives.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cWhile President Trump and Republican leaders have launched a war on women and their rights, California is stepping up to ensure access to reproductive healthcare is here to stay,\u201d said Senate President pro Tempore Mike McGuire.<\/strong> \u201cThis investment will provide women the safe access to abortion care and contraception, along with sexual and reproductive healthcare, that they need to thrive. Planned Parenthood has stood strong for millions across this country for decades\u2014now it\u2019s time for California to stand up for them.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIn California, we have worked for years to protect a woman\u2019s right to access comprehensive reproductive medical care by signing into law protections for care providers, increasing patients\u2019 right to medical privacy, and expanding access to contraception,\u201d\u00a0said Senate Pro Tem Elect\u00a0Monique Lim\u00f3n.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cWhile women continue to face constitutional attacks on their reproductive freedom, California is and will always be committed to full reproductive medical care.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSince the Supreme Court gutted Roe v. Wade, the Legislative Women\u2019s Caucus has fought to protect access to reproductive health care for every Californian\u2014including the essential health services that Planned Parenthood provides,\u201d said Chair of the Legislative Women\u2019s Caucus, Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. <\/strong>\u201cThis investment is about more than dollars. It\u2019s about keeping our promise to families and communities across our state who count on this essential care. We will continue to fight, side-by-side, with legislative leaders and the governor to keep Planned Parenthood open for the people who depend on them, for as long as the attacks from Washington continue.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n California\u2019s actions to protect reproductive freedoms<\/strong><\/p>\n In the years since the Supreme Court\u2019s Dobbs v. Jackson decision, California has stepped up consistently to protect reproductive freedom, including:<\/p>\n\n
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