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Washington Senate passes bill allowing DOC to maintain stockpile of medication used for miscarriage and abortion amid heated amendments debate
Summary
The Senate passed substitute SB 5917 to allow the Department of Corrections pharmacy to obtain and distribute mifepristone and misoprostol and to modify fee and distribution rules after extensive floor debate and several failed amendments. Final recorded vote was 32 yea, 17 nay.
The Washington State Senate on Feb. 10 passed substitute Senate Bill 5917, a measure that authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) pharmacy to obtain and distribute certain medication—specifically mifepristone and misoprostol—used both in medication abortion and in managing miscarriages. The session included extended debate and multiple amendment attempts before the bill passed by a recorded vote of 32 yeas to 17 nays.
Supporters said the bill preserves access to time-sensitive medication in a shifting federal and judicial landscape. Senator Bateman, the bill’s floor sponsor, said the measure updates a 2023 law to allow DOC to obtain the drugs and to modify prior fee…
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