SB 890

Abortion Care Access Act

Sponsor: Senator KelleyCommittee: FinanceSubject: Public HealthStatus: Rereferred to Health and Government Operations (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 certain entities and persons; 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 (63)

MGA witness list

FAV 40FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 22Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Dumais, Brige	1199SEIU UHE	Written (PDF)
FAV	Patinella, Franklobbyist	ACLU of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCann, Lynn	Baltimore Abortion Fund	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Beller, Joel	Baltimore County Government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gudlavalleti, Rajani	Baltimore Harm Reduction Coalition	Oral
FAV	Hayes, Justin	Comptroller of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Roth, Sarah	Congressman David Trone	Written (PDF)
FAV	Clayton, Daniel	Congressman Dutch Ruppersberger	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bartlett, Olivia	DoTheMostGood	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shorey, Mary	Maryland ACOG	Oral
FAV	Jordan, Lisae Clobbyist	Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Duncan, Essita	Maryland Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Position only
FAV	Shapiro, Melanielobbyist	Maryland Network Against Domestic Violence	Written (PDF)
FAV	Bogdan, Henrylobbyist	Maryland Nonprofits	Position only
FAV	O'Connor, Patricia	Maryland Office of the Attorney General, Health Education and Advocacy Unit (HEAU)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Britt, Adiena	N/A	Position only
FAV	Ottinger, Larry	Our Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Isabel	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Harvey, Adriana	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Oral
FAV	McDonald-Mosley, Dr. Raegan	Planned Parenthood of Maryland	Oral
FAV	Goldstein, Mathew	Secular Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ayres, Kristin	Individual	Oral
FAV	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Blalock, Isabel	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Congressman Anthony	Individual	Oral
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Jenkins, Julie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kasemeyer, Pam	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Nichols, Gracie	Individual	Oral
FAV	Raskin, Jamie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Ritts, Sam	Individual	Oral
FAV	Senator Kelley, Senator Kelleylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Strohl, Rahula	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tiffin, Scottlobbyist	Individual	Oral
FAV	Walker, Keisha	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Jennifer	Individual	Oral
UNF	Walton, James	40 Days for Life-Lutherville	Oral
UNF	Francis, Christina	American Association of Prolife OB/GYNs	Written (PDF)
UNF	Quinn, Kathryn	DFLA Education Fund	Written (PDF)
UNF	Day, Kristen	Democrats For Life	Oral
UNF	Quinn, Johnlobbyist	Democrats for Life of America	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Palumbo, Pamela	Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy Clinics	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wharam, S.	Maryland Legislative Lobby for Life, Inc.	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bogley, Laura	Maryland Right to Life	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Wolfe, Hannah	Students for Life Action	Oral
UNF	Arlinghaus, Francis	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Boehman, Robert	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Ditraglia, Frank	Individual	Position only
UNF	Elbourn, James	Individual	Position only
UNF	Hayden, Maria	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kraska, Jennylobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Love, William	Individual	Position only
UNF	Monsour, Catherine	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Monsour, Nash	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Paltell, Nancy	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Roswell, John	Individual	Written (PDF)

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Organizations on record

1199SEIU UHEFAV 1

40 Days for Life-LuthervilleUNF 1

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

American Association of Prolife OB/GYNsUNF 1

Baltimore Abortion FundFAV 1

Baltimore County GovernmentFAV 1

Baltimore Harm Reduction CoalitionFAV 1

Comptroller of MarylandFAV 1

Congressman David TroneFAV 1

Congressman Dutch RuppersbergerFAV 1

Democrats For LifeUNF 1

Democrats for Life of AmericaUNF 1

DFLA Education FundUNF 1

DoTheMostGoodFAV 1

Maryland ACOGFAV 1

Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MCASA)FAV 1

Maryland Coalition of Medical Pregnancy ClinicsUNF 1

Maryland Commission for WomenFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Lobby for Life, Inc.UNF 1

Maryland Network Against Domestic ViolenceFAV 1

Maryland NonprofitsFAV 1

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

Maryland Right to LifeUNF 1

Md. General AssemblyFWA 1

N/AFAV 1

Our MarylandFAV 1

Planned Parenthood of MarylandFAV 3

Secular MarylandFAV 1

Students for Life ActionUNF 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

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

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

FAVBogdan, HenryMaryland NonprofitsRegistered for: Maryland Nonprofits

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…

FAVTiffin, ScottRegistered for: Maryland School Counselor Association

UNFQuinn, JohnDemocrats for Life of AmericaRegistered for: Baltimore Gas and Electric Company

UNFKraska, JennyRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference