Governor signs SB 106 to provide state funds to Planned Parenthood clinics

The governor signed SB 106 at a Capitol event, committing state funds to stabilize Planned Parenthood and other clinics that provide cancer screenings, STI testing, family planning and other primary and preventive services.

Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, said the legislative action was decisive. "We are keeping the doors open," he said, framing the measure as protection for clinics that serve students, parents and other Californians who rely on Medi‑Cal.

Senator John Laird, the Senate budget chair, described the federal context that prompted the state response, saying the package would "in the aggregate, 335,000,000 goes to keep Planned Parenthood clinics open in California," and that the funding will prevent tens of thousands of people…