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Washington to invest $21M in abortion, reproductive health care
'Historic' state budget funding will go toward medical personnel, new provider training, clinic security and other resources.
Megan Burbank
Megan Burbank is Cascade PBS’ news editor. She was previously an editor/reporter at The Seattle Times and Portland Mercury, and has covered reproductive rights for NPR, The New Republic and Axios.
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