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Catholic providers booted from university health system for not committing abortions

The Board of Regents for the University of California recently voted to not renew agreements with Catholic hospitals and healthcare providers over policies against abortion and transgender surgeries.

The vote comes after a state senator, Scott Wiener, introduced legislation with a similar goal, though that bill has remained in committee. The specific language of the regents’ resolution is due out in several weeks in August.

The motion to terminate the relationships in 2023 passed at the meeting at the end of June with 21 votes in favor, with only one member abstaining. There were two amendments, both for language clarification, that passed overwhelmingly.

Anne Shaw, a spokesperson for the Board of Regents, has not responded to a media request for comment sent three weeks ago that asked for an explanation of the policy and the religious freedom aspects of it.

The institutions referred to are primarily made up of religious medical institutions that do not perform abortions or gender affirming treatments. The resolution will bar UC health centers from forming new ties with these sorts of healthcare providers.