Addis Releases Statement Following Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling on Mifepristone Access

• Alexis Garcia-Arrazola
• 831-649-2832

SACRAMENTO - Assemblymember Dawn Addis (D-Morro Bay), released the following statement in response to the United States Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' decision to reinstate in-person dispensing requirements for mifepristone, ending telehealth and mail delivery options nationwide.

"Today's ruling by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals is an attack on women, plain and simple. By seeking to gut access to mifepristone and strip away telehealth and mail delivery options, this court has sided with ideology over science, and politics over patients. These restrictions are not just dangerous, they are an attack on every woman who deserves safe, effective, and essential care. While the federal administration wages its relentless war on reproductive freedom, we refuse to be silenced. Medication abortion is proven to be safe - and it is health care. We will continue to fight until every woman has their rights to make our own medical decisions fully restored and permanently restored."

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Dawn Addis was elected to the California State Assembly in 2022 to represent the coastal 30th Assembly District, which includes San Luis Obispo, Monterey, and Santa Cruz Counties. She is the Chair of the Assembly Budget Subcommittee 1 on Health.

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