Despite California's reputation of defending health-care access for vulnerable populations, the UC system is facing a reckoning about its partnership with hospitals that provide discriminatory & negligent care because of religious affiliations.

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“As Catholic Hospitals Expand, So Do Limits on Some Procedures” NY Times

“Column: UC’s deal with Catholic hospitals threatens the health of women and LGBTQ patients” LA Times

Working Group on Comprehensive Access, UC Report & updates

Health Care Denied, ACLU

The importance of access to comprehensive reproductive health care, including abortion: a statement from women's health professional organizations, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology

Watch the movie Birthright: A War Story (free on Kanopy for UCLA students)