The state already pays for some abortions through its Medicaid program, the taxpayer-funded health insurance plan for the poor and the disabled.
While the grants could potentially pay for abortions for women from other states, the money would not pay for those women to travel or stay in California.
Newsom spokesman Alex Stack said the governor omitting that money from Wednesdays announcement “doesn't mean that any of these things are off the table.” Stack said the governor is “working with the Legislature on a wide range of proposals.” Democrats in the state Legislature have proposed 13 bills to make abortions easier to get in California. Newsom has already— a bill that makes abortions cheaper by banning private insurance plans from charging co-pays or deductibles for the procedure. The other proposals are moving through the Legislature.
Anti-abortion advocates have opposed these proposals in California, but blocking them will be difficult.a majority of California voters support abortion rights, including a majority of Republicans.
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