Citizens of Washington state are asking what this could mean for them.
Bills Inslee has signed include the Reproductive Parity Act of 2018 and the Affirm Washington Abortion Access Act of 2022., state law since June 7, 2018, improves access to reproductive health benefits and preventive services for Washingtonians, regardless of income level.
The coverage must be cost-effective and hampers the ability for health carriers to deny coverage for a multitude of reasons, including sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. In 1991, citizens passed Initiative Measure 120, otherwise known as the reproductive privacy act, which helps to further protect access to abortion services.
The new law specifies every individual has the right to choose or refuse birth control and the right to choose or refuse to have an abortion.
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