California Steps Up with $90M for Planned Parenthood After Federal Funding Cuts
California Allocates $90 Million to Planned Parenthood Following Federal Funding Cuts
Planned Parenthood will receive a significant boost of $90 million from the state of California after encountering federal funding cuts under the Trump administration last year. Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 106 on Wednesday, which provides these emergency funds to the reproductive healthcare provider and its affiliates.
“This funding is necessary to ensure people don’t lose access to the range of services,” Newsom stated. The one-time allocation aims to keep over 100 clinics across the state operational, allowing them to continue offering crucial sexual and reproductive health services. Since last fall, California has contributed a total of $145 million to support Planned Parenthood.
Jodi Hicks, CEO and President of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, expressed gratitude to state leaders, saying, “The Planned Parenthood affiliates in California are grateful to our state leaders for continuing to protect Californians’ constitutional right to reproductive freedom by ensuring patients from Eureka to El Centro can continue to access the essential care they need and deserve, no matter what.”
The funding comes in the wake of the Trump administration’s move last March to withhold Title X federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood and other providers, citing "possible violations" of federal grant rules. This federal funding was intended to support non-abortion services such as cancer screenings and testing for sexually transmitted infections.
In July, additional legislative changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act further restricted Medicaid reimbursements to specific nonprofits that provide abortion services. As Planned Parenthood and several states have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration over these defunding efforts, legal proceedings are ongoing.
