Bill To Require Public Universities To Provide Abortion Medication ‘Not Necessary,’ Brown Says
"The average distance to abortion providers in campus communities varies from five to seven miles, not an unreasonable distance,” Gov. Jerry Brown wrote in his veto of Senate Bill 320. The governor also addressed health care legislation dealing with smoking and mental illness.
Los Angeles Times:
A Mandate For Abortion Medication On UC, CSU Campuses Is Rejected By Gov. Jerry Brown
Gov. Jerry Brown broke ranks with Democrats and abortion rights advocates Sunday by refusing to require student health centers at California’s public universities to provide abortion medication by 2022. Brown, who vetoed a bill requiring the health centers to provide abortion pills during the first 10 weeks of a pregnancy, said those services are already available to University of California and California State University students. (Myers, 9/30)
Sacramento Bee:
Abortion Pill Mandate For California Universities Vetoed By Brown
“Because the services required by this bill are widely available off-campus, this bill is not necessary,” he wrote. To pay for the cost of implementation, the bill would have required $9.6 million in private funding to provide a $200,000 grant to all public universities. It also would have provided a $200,000 grant to both the University of California and California State University systems to provide 24-hour telephone patient support for abortion medication recipients. (Sheeler and Koseff ,9/30)
The Los Angeles Times:
Smoking Bans At Beaches And Parks Again Fall To Gov. Jerry Brown's Veto Pen
CFor the third year in a row, Gov. Jerry Brown rejected bills that would have restricted smoking at state beaches and parks, writing in his veto message Saturday that the “third time is not always a charm.” Citing the danger of sparking wildfires, the risk to public health and the problem of litter, Sen. Steve Glazer (D-Orinda) introduced twin bills that would have banned smoking tobacco and marijuana and the use of electronic cigarettes at parks and beaches, but allowed parks officials to designate smoking areas. (McGreevy, 9/29)
San Francisco Chronicle:
SF Pushing To Draft Policy On Extended Holds For Mentally Ill Homeless
On Thursday, Gov. Jerry Brown signed SB1045, a law giving San Francisco, San Diego and Los Angeles counties permission to create five-year pilot programs intended to reach people who can’t care for themselves. Now, lawmakers have to craft local legislation to create and implement those programs. (Fracassa, 9/28)
California Healthline:
California’s Newly Minted Health Care Laws: Doctor Misconduct, Drug Prices, Kids’ Meals And More
California Gov. Jerry Brown, who faced the final bill-signing deadline of his gubernatorial career on Sunday, approved a variety of health care measures that will directly affect consumers — right down to the drinks in their children’s kiddie meals. Some of these laws broke ground nationally, such as one that will require doctors to notify patients if they’ve been placed on probation for serious misconduct. Others exemplify California’s ongoing resistance to Trump administration policies. (Ibarra, 10/1)
