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AIM was first introduced in 1992, and provided for 3,000-4,000 women annually initially. It is difficult to assess the impact of AIM as it was introduced alongside many other maternal healthcare improvement policies including increasing the eligibility limit for Medi-Cal from 110% to 200% of the federal poverty line, and extending Medi-Cal to undocumented foreign-born women.
The act required unlicensed facilities which offered certain pregnancy-related services to post a notice stating: "This facility is not licensed as a medical facility by the State of California, and has no licensed medical provider who provides or directly supervises the provision of all of the services, whose primary purpose is providing ...
Some groups, such as the American Hospital Association in its "Patient's Bill of Rights", advocate additional rights, including rights to the following: [1] [2] To receive medical assistance regardless of where the patient gives birth (whether at home, in a hospital, etc.). To refuse drug treatment of any kind.
‘We are outlawing misinformation,’ a California lawmaker said of her bill to restrict ‘crisis pregnancy centers’ from misrepresenting whether they provide abortion services.
Crisis pregnancy centers “often provide inaccurate information that may delay or interfere with women’s access to abortion and contraceptive services,” according to the Guttmacher Institute.
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Two bills in the California State Legislature that would have implemented universal health coverage were vetoed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 and 2008, respectively. [ 15 ] [ 16 ] [ 17 ] A 2021 proposal for single-payer healthcare, AB 1400, also known as CalCare , was presented in the State Assembly, and renewed discussion about ...
Governor Kevin Stitt signed three bills in 2021 that introduced new restrictions on abortion. One bill would revoke a medical license for people who perform abortions, another would ban abortions if a heartbeat is detected, and the third would require board-certified OB-GYN doctors be the only ones who can perform abortions. [175]