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The California Department of Health Care Services will increase funding for abortion by 40 percent in an effort\u00a0to provide\u00a0women \u201cgreater choice in selecting a contraceptive that meets their needs\u201d to stop, delay, or limit pregnancy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Medi-Cal Local Assistance Estimate report<\/a> for fiscal years 2013-2014 and 2014-2015, the department details plans to cut Medi-Cal while increasing payment\u00a0rates for abortion services. The California Legislature left in tact the 10 percent cut\u00a0to health care providers serving Medi-Cal patients\u00a0enacted\u00a0during the recession.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The increase for abortion is tucked deep within the state budget plan signed on June 20 by Governor Jerry Brown, who championed California\u2019s ability to increase welfare payments and fix budget woes. Brown signed the budget in the company of new state Assembly Speaker Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, who spearheaded AB 154, a law signed by Brown allow\u00a0non-physicians to perform suction\u00a0aspiration abortions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to the\u00a0budget approval, Catholic bishops decried increased abortion funding, calling it \u201cinsanely distorted health care.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s cheaper for state government to pay for abortions than care for mothers and children,\u201d said Rev. Jaime Soto of the California Catholic Conference. \u201cBy approving this budget, state elected officials are choosing abortion and pushing their preference on to women.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The California Department of Health Care Services states that until Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives, or LARCS, are widely utilized, the increase in abortion funding ensures that abortion is easily accessible. A lack of abortions funding will result in \u201congoing expenses for years,\u201d the report said. This is likely due to the fact that unborn children are cheaper to terminate than to raise.<\/span><\/p>\n

Supporters of the Affordable Care Act praised the Golden State for responding quickly\u00a0to the implementation of the federal health care law. Brown\u2019s budget shifts an influx of uninsured individuals into the taxpayer\u00a0funded Medi-Cal program, California\u2019s version of Medicaid. The program pays for medical services for\u00a0low-income individuals of all ages and conditions.<\/span><\/p>\n

The budget takes effect in the state on July 1.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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