SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of women in California of childbearing age are now guaranteed maternity care after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Thursday he signed a pair of bills designed to close a loophole that denies women maternity services.
Brown said the bills ensure that mothers who decide to take maternity leave will no longer have to worry about losing their medical coverage.
"Healthy mothers mean healthy babies. I want the next generation of Californians to get the best possible start in life," Brown said.
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