Washington State Passes Five Laws Expanding Access And Protections For Abortions, Gender Transitions
Washington State Passes Five Laws Expanding Access to Abortion and Gender Transition Procedures
On Thursday, Washington State passed five laws aimed at expanding access to and enhancing protections for both abortions and gender transition procedures. Governor Jay Inslee, a Democrat, claimed in his blog that these procedures constituted freedom.
The Right to Choose is a Matter of Freedom
“The right of choice is an issue of freedom,” stated Inslee. “Health care must remain the providence [sic] of individual Washingtonians. These laws will keep the tentacles of oppressive and overreaching states out of Washington.”
One of the bills, SB 5768 from Democratic Senate President Pro Tempore Karen Keiser, authorized the Washington Department of Corrections to distribute a three-year supply, 30,000 doses, of mifepristone — the abortion drug that the governor purchased last month. Inslee managed to secure the abortion drug three days before the District Court for the Northern District of Texas ordered the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to revoke authorization of the drug.
Controversy Surrounding the Safety of Mifepristone
Upon Senate passage of the bill earlier this month, Keiser touted mifepristone’s safety and efficacy. However, concerns continue to exist over the safety of the drug. 22 attorneys general petitioned the FDA in a letter earlier this year to reverse its decision allowing retail pharmacies to dispense abortion pills.
BREAKING: The Senate just passed #SB5768 to guarantee uninterrupted access to mifepristone, used in nearly 60% of abortions.
“We cannot allow an unelected judge to deny Washingtonians a safe, effective medication for their reproductive choice.”
—Sen. Karen Keiser #WALeg pic.twitter.com/reHAquHmqB
— WA Senate Democrats (@WASenDemocrats)
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