Sen. Löki Gale Tobin sits down with Rep. Ashley Carrick and a couple of stakeholders working to pass legislation to require insurance companies to cover 12 months of contraceptive services in Alaska.
The episode was recorded on Tuesday, March 12 shortly after a hearing in the Senate Health and Social Services Committee for Sen. Tobin's Senate Bill 27. The House version of the legislation is House Bill 17 sponsored by Rep. Ashley Carrick.
You can watch the hearing for SB 27 on the Alaska Legislature's website and on Gavel Alaska.
Guests include:
Rep. Ashley Carrick (D-Anchorage)
Dr. Robin Holmes, Medical Director, Kachemak Bay Family Planning Clinic
Dr. Ingrid Johnson, Associate Director, Alaska Justice Information Center