HB 937

Abortion Care Access Act

Sponsor: Delegate KellyCommittee: Health and Government OperationsSubject: Public HealthStatus: Gubernatorial Veto Override (Legislative date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 56 (as of Nov 15, 2022)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program in the Maryland Department of Health to ensure that there are a sufficient number of health professionals to provide abortion care; establishing the Abortion Care Clinical Training Program Fund; establishing certain requirements regarding abortion services, including provision and coverage requirements, for the Maryland Medical Assistance Program and certain insurers; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of $3,500,000 to the Program; etc.

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Testimony (46)

MGA witness list

FAV 29FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 14Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCann, Lynn	Baltimore Abortion Fund	Written (PDF)
FAV	Greenberg, Joshua	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Diamond, Joanna	Health Care for the Homeless	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roodberg, Shea	If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive Justice	Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan, Essita	Maryland Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Molino, Jan	Montgomery County Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ottinger, Larry	Our Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Isabel	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Emerson, Jessica	The Human Trafficking Prevention Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Adebari, Victoria	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Kelly, Delegate Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Haven, Kimberly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Horvath, Dr. Diane	Individual	Oral
FAV	Hyacinth, Samantha	Individual	Oral
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Solano, Alex	Individual	Oral
FAV	Strohl, Rahula	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Verma, Nisha	Individual	Oral
FAV	White, Jennifer	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Francis, Christina	American Association of Prolife OB/GYNs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kathryn	DFLA Education Fund	Written (PDF)
UNF	Kelly, Kathy	Democrats for Life of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Ackerman, Savannah	Rehumanize Dc, Maryland, and Virginia	Written (PDF)
UNF	Arlinghaus, Francis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Boehman, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Brocato, Deborahlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Christiansen, Sandy	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Monsour, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roswell, John	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	mcavoy, vince	Individual	Oral
FWA	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Williams-Muhammad, Andrea	Nzuri Malkia Birth Cooperative	Oral + Written (PDF)
FWA	Bolourian, Lily	Pro-Choice Maryland	Oral

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

American Association of Prolife OB/GYNsUNF 1

Baltimore Abortion FundFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Democrats for Life of MarylandUNF 1

DFLA Education FundUNF 1

Health Care for the HomelessFAV 1

If/When/How: Lawyering for Reproductive JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FWA 1

Maryland Commission for WomenFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)FAV 1

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Montgomery County Commission for WomenFAV 1

Nzuri Malkia Birth CooperativeFWA 1

Our MarylandFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 1

Pro-Choice MarylandFWA 1

Rehumanize Dc, Maryland, and VirginiaUNF 1

The Human Trafficking Prevention ProjectFAV 1

The Women's Law Center of MarylandFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVPatinella, FrankACLU of MarylandRegistered for: ACLU of Maryland; American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland

FAVShapiro, MelanieMaryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceRegistered for: Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law Center of MarylandRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

FAVBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

UNFBrocato, DeborahRegistered for: Maryland Right to Life, Inc.

UNFKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference

FWAJordan, Lisae CMaryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)Registered for: Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault