CCC Urges Veto of Bill Requiring Abortion Medication at Student Health Centers
The end of session saw the passage of SB 24 (Levya, D-Chino), the bill that would require all UC and CSU campus health care clinics to make abortion medication available to students by state-paid campus staff. The Governor still has to sign the bill before it becomes law.
The CCC vehemently opposed the bill and is immensely grateful for the tens of thousands of opposition letters sent and phone calls members of the network sent and placed to legislators. The next step is to let the Governor know you oppose the bill here.
"The bill is now on Governor Newsom's desk. We urge him to veto this unprecedented and unnecessary legislation because it purposely narrows a young woman's choices and puts the state's prestigious academic institutions in a position of actually promoting, facilitating and potentially funding only abortions," said Andrew Rivas, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, in a statement.
"College-age women, especially those who face life-changing decisions, such as pregnancy, deserve a safe and supportive environment where they can receive appropriate health care and support, including pregnancy counseling and/or options regarding on-going health care, childcare, housing assistance, moral support, and adoption. This bill will promote only abortion-inducing drugs on college campuses," Rivas said.
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Six Dioceses Announce New Compensation Program for Child Abuse Victims
Individuals who were abused as minors by diocesan priests in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, and the Dioceses of Fresno, Orange, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego, may now begin the process for filing claims with the California Independent Compensation Program (ICP).
Individuals who have previously notified the Dioceses of allegations of abuse will be sent ICP Claim packets; individuals who have not previously notified the Dioceses of allegations of abuse will be able to register with the program for an initial eligibility review. Eligible victims may file claims, regardless of when the abuse might have occurred.
The ICP is independent from Church control. Kenneth R. Feinberg and Camille S. Biros, nationally known compensation program administrators, have been working with the California Bishops since last November to design the program.
The program will be overseen by an Independent Oversight Committee (IOC) consisting of former Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, former California Governor Gray Davis, and business leader and former Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Maria Contreras-Sweet.
Secretary Panetta said, "This important program is a necessary response to historic claims of child sexual abuse in the participating dioceses. Today, it is required that every new claim of abuse must be reported to law enforcement which will lead to the prosecution of those who have abused children.
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