This week, California’s legislative session wrapped and 11 bills to expand reproductive freedom were signed into law. Reproductive Freedom for All California proudly supported these bills and worked to get them passed. Our 400,000 members across the state are currently mobilizing around Prop 50. These efforts include launching a campaign to educate communities through on-the-ground and digital organizing actions and training across parts of the state.

The newly signed legislation includes Assembly Bill 260 (Aguiar-Curry; sponsored), Assembly Bill 45 (Bauer-Kahan), Assembly Bill 50 (Bonta), Assembly Bill 55 (Bonta), Assembly Bill 82 (Ward), Assembly Bill 224 (Bonta) and Senate Bill 62 (Menjivar), Assembly Bill 836 (Stefani), Senate Bill 520 (Caballero), Senate Bill 578 (Smallwood-Cuevas) and Senate Bill 590 (Durazo). These bills will protect access to medication abortion and gender-affirming care, expand access to fertility treatment, expand paid family leave, create stronger protections for patients and providers, and improve access to over-the-counter birth control, among many other wins for reproductive freedom.

Reproductive Freedom for All Chief Campaigns & Advocacy Officer Elizabeth Schoetz released the following statement:

“Reproductive Freedom for All California mobilized our hundreds of thousands of members to get these 11 reproductive freedom bills signed into law. We are grateful to Governor Gavin Newsom and our champions in the California legislature for their work to protect and expand access to reproductive care for all Californians.”

During this legislative session, Reproductive Freedom for All California had:

Members from all over the state attend a Lobby Day in Sacramento to hold meetings with 45 legislative offices advocating for our sponsored and supported bills
Multiple members testify at key committee hearings for priority bills
Hundreds of members send messages to their representatives urging their support for our sponsored and supported bills

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For over 55 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.