The bills would repeal several abortion-related restrictions… and ban governmental entities from infringing on someone’s right to an abortion.
Unlike earlier versions… the package would not end the state’s 24-hour waiting period or allow Medicaid reimbursement for the procedure.
Democratic Senator Mallory McMorrow says those issues could still come up either in courts or in future policymaking.
“It shouldn’t matter what your income or tax bracket is to be able to get the healthcare that you need to decide if and when to get pregnant, and to know that if you do decide to get pregnant that, if something goes wrong, you’re going to have the health care you deserve.”
Critics of the package say it repeals parts of state law that keep women safe—like required screenings for coercion.
