Newsom, lawmakers want California Constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights
2 years, 7 months ago

Newsom, lawmakers want California Constitution to explicitly protect abortion rights

LA Times  

Governor Gavin Newsom at a press conference in February. Although most legal analysts have considered the issue settled in California, Newsom and legislative leaders said Monday they believe the state must go further to protect abortion rights. Politics Roe vs. Wade will be overturned, purported leaked Supreme Court draft suggests A draft opinion circulated among Supreme Court justices suggests that earlier this year a majority of them had thrown support behind overturning the 1973 case Roe v. Wade that legalized abortion nationwide, according to a report in Politico. Nine years later, the amendment served as the underpinning of a California Supreme Court ruling that overturned a ban on coverage of abortion services for low-income women enrolled in the state’s Medi-Cal program. “We know we can’t trust the Supreme Court to protect reproductive rights, so California will build a firewall around this right in our state constitution.

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California Rolls Out More Abortion Protections Ahead Of Trump's Return
3 weeks, 1 day ago

California Rolls Out More Abortion Protections Ahead Of Trump's Return

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING In anticipation of more hostility toward abortion under President-elect Donald Trump’s administration, California lawmakers announced two new pieces of legislation Monday aimed at protecting medication abortion and punishing local governments that interfere with access to reproductive health care. California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San …

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Voters in at least 5 states restore reproductive rights

Raw Story  

In the first presidential election since the U.S. Supreme Court allowed state governments to determine if, when and why a woman can end a pregnancy, former President Donald Trump, who touted during the campaign he “was able to kill Roe v. Wade” appeared poised to be reelected early Wednesday. “In fact, the amendment goes even further, calling for ‘a fundamental …

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House
1 month, 3 weeks ago

High Stakes Abortion Ballot Initiatives Could Decide Who Takes the White House

India Today  

The upcoming US presidential election could be decided by the outcome of several abortion-related ballot measures in 10 states. The issue is a key issue in many states, with voters considering whether to protect reproductive rights or restrict them. The high level of support for pro-choice measures in battleground states like Arizona and Nevada suggests that abortion could be a …

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party
2 months ago

Column: A reminder that the GOP used to be the pro-abortion party, and Democrats the anti party

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris speaking to promote women’s reproductive rights in San Jose in January, before she became the Democratic nominee for president and made those rights a centerpiece of her campaign. Here are the landmarks: In the decades prior to Roe vs. Wade, abortion was broadly illegal in the U.S. Women seeking abortions for their physical and psychological health …

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion
4 months ago

Voters in Arizona and Montana can decide on constitutional right to abortion

Associated Press  

PHOENIX — Voters in Arizona and Montana will be able to decide in November whether they want to protect the right to an abortion in their state constitutions. The Arizona Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a 200-word summary that abortion advocates used to collect signatures for a ballot measure is valid, clearing the way for the issue to remain on …

Newsom urges California voters to protect same-sex marriage amid Supreme Court distrust
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Newsom urges California voters to protect same-sex marriage amid Supreme Court distrust

LA Times  

Twenty years after he issued marriage licenses to same-sex couples in defiance of federal law as mayor of San Francisco, Gov. You can’t take it for granted.” Newsom and supporters of the measure at Friday’s event, including San Francisco Mayor London Breed and State Sen. Scott Wiener, pointed to the Supreme Court’s undoing of Roe vs. Wade as proof that …

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion

NPR  

Voters in 10 states are deciding whether to strengthen access to abortion The national map for abortion access could be about to change as voters in 10 states, with a combined population of more than 75 million people, decide whether to put protections for reproductive rights into their state constitutions. — Scott Maucione New York The proposed amendment that could …

Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom
7 months ago

Arizona doctors can come to California to perform abortions under new law signed by Gov. Newsom

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arizona doctors can temporarily come to California to perform abortions for their patients under a new law signed Thursday by Gov. California’s new law, which takes effect immediately, allows licensed doctors in Arizona to come to California and perform abortions for their patients through the end of November. The law Newsom signed on Thursday does not include …

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case
7 months, 4 weeks ago

US abortion battle rages on with moves to repeal Arizona ban and a Supreme Court case

Associated Press  

Action in courts and state capitals around the U.S. this week have made it clear again: The overturning of Roe v. Wade and the nationwide right to abortion did not settle the issue. Meanwhile, Arizona lawmakers took a step toward repealing a near-total ban before enforcement can begin; California’s governor pitched providing an outlet to abortion providers and patients from …

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California
8 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to let Arizona doctors provide abortions in California

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Arizona doctors could give their patients abortions in California under a proposal announced Wednesday by Gov. Arizona’s 1864 law banning all abortions except if the woman’s life is in jeopardy would take effect June 8, and Newsom said protecting access to abortions is “just about basic decency” and “respect for women and girls.” “This Arizona law is …

Bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California temporarily
8 months ago

Bill would allow Arizona abortion providers to practice in California temporarily

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters rally in Scottsdale, Ariz., on April 15 after the state’s Supreme Court ruled that a 160-year-old near-total ban on abortion is enforceable. Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they face newly restrictive prohibitions at home. Gavin Newsom to make California …

Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama
8 months ago

Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere. “Not enough attention has been placed on the fact that we’re not just criminalizing women’s access to reproductive care in certain states, now we’re criminalizing their travel,” Newsom said from a Sacramento Planned Parenthood clinic in an …

California may become a destination for abortions for Arizonans
8 months, 1 week ago

California may become a destination for abortions for Arizonans

LA Times  

Protesters march from Pershing Square to Los Angeles City Hall during one of two abortion rights protests outside the U.S. Federal Courthouse in L.A. on June 25, 2022. They believe California may become a “hot spot” for Arizonans after a decision Tuesday by that state’s Supreme Court that bans abortions except when the woman’s life is at risk. “It’s too …

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states
8 months, 1 week ago

Arizona just revived an 1864 law criminalizing abortion. Here’s what’s happening in other states

Associated Press  

Developments this week in Arizona underscored something that was already apparent about the 2024 elections in the United States: Abortion is going to loom large as an issue in state and federal elections — including the presidential race — and directly in the form of referendums in some states. An Arizona Supreme Court ruling that allows enforcement of a ban …

California saw a surge in abortions after Dobbs. Providers are bracing for more
8 months, 1 week ago

California saw a surge in abortions after Dobbs. Providers are bracing for more

LA Times  

Abortion rights supporters gather near the Texas Capitol after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade on June 24, 2022. After the Supreme Court overturned the Roe vs. Wade decision in 2022, jeopardizing abortion access for millions nationwide, California emerged as a “hot spot” and saw a surge in procedures — an influx probably due in part to out-of-staters …

Arizona’s ban on abortion sets up the swing state for an election 2024 showdown
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona’s ban on abortion sets up the swing state for an election 2024 showdown

LA Times  

With virtually all abortions in the state soon to be outlawed, Arizona has moved front and center in the national fight over reproductive rights that could help sway the election between President Biden and former President Trump. Alice Stewart, a GOP strategist who worked on the presidential campaigns of antiabortion candidates such as former Rep. Michele Bachmann and former Sen. …

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Arizona can enforce an 1864 law criminalizing nearly all abortions, court says

LA Times  

An empty recovery area, left, and abortion procedure room are shown at the Planned Parenthood facility in Tempe, Ariz. An Arizona Supreme Court decision on Tuesday that could end virtually all abortions in the state puts the issue front and center in a 2024 battleground that will play a crucial role in deciding the next president and the Senate majority. …

What the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could mean for California
8 months, 3 weeks ago

What the Supreme Court’s abortion pill case could mean for California

LA Times  

An abortion rights demonstrator’s sign is posted outside the U.S. Supreme Court in April 2023. “I’m concerned that people don’t realize how important telehealth is — it’s a major pillar in the abortion care landscape,” said professor Ushma Upadhyay of UC San Francisco, a reproductive healthcare expert. “Abortion care via mail is now the most viable form of access for …

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How the GOP fixation on abortion could help Democrats retake the House

LA Times  

Republicans are the gift that keeps on giving — to Democrats. About 72% of the district supports abortion rights, Suozzi pollster Mike Bocian recently told the New Republic’s Daily Blast podcast, but that didn’t guarantee voters would turn out. “The challenge in New York and in California has been that while voters are very pro-choice,” he said, “they’re not really …

California governor launches ads to fight abortion travel bans
9 months, 4 weeks ago

California governor launches ads to fight abortion travel bans

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. The so-called “abortion trafficking” bill Newsom told NBC’s “Meet the Press” that similar restrictions modeled on a law that has already passed in Idaho are also being proposed in Oklahoma and Mississippi. But they’re also determining their fate as it relates to their future in life by saying they can’t even travel.” People who support …

Alabama’s IVF ruling is spotlighting the anti-abortion movement’s long game
10 months ago

Alabama’s IVF ruling is spotlighting the anti-abortion movement’s long game

Associated Press  

TOPEKA, Kan. — The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos are legally protected children is highlighting how support for the idea that a fetus should have the same rights as a person underpins far less dramatic laws and proposals from abortion foes across the U.S. Brittany Jones, an attorney and policy director for Kansas Family Voice, which opposes …

Abortion rights opponents and supporters seize on report that Trump privately pushes 16-week ban
10 months, 1 week ago

Abortion rights opponents and supporters seize on report that Trump privately pushes 16-week ban

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A major anti-abortion group is praising a published report that Donald Trump has privately told people he supports a national ban on abortion after 16 weeks of pregnancy, though his campaign denied the report and said the former president plans to “negotiate a deal” on abortion if elected to the White House again. Trump, the frontrunner to …

Democrats are emphasizing abortion to mobilize voters. Will it work in Orange County?
10 months, 1 week ago

Democrats are emphasizing abortion to mobilize voters. Will it work in Orange County?

LA Times  

Summer Bailey, a nonpartisan voter, calls the issue of women’s bodily autonomy her “war cry,” while standing between congressional campaign signs for Republican candidates in Newport Beach. “But I want every single Republican out there to know that this year if you vote your party, you’re voting against women and you’re voting against the bodily autonomy of the majority of …

Vice president brings abortion rights tour to California as Democrats fight for House control
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vice president brings abortion rights tour to California as Democrats fight for House control

LA Times  

Vice President Kamala Harris campaigns for abortion rights, a top issue for Democrats in the presidential election, during an event last week at George Mason University in Manassas, Va. Vice President Kamala Harris brought her abortion rights tour to California on Monday, elevating the issue in a left-leaning state as Democrats nationwide warn that Republicans could enact a federal ban …

Voters sent a clear message on abortion; Republicans don’t want to hear it
1 year, 1 month ago

Voters sent a clear message on abortion; Republicans don’t want to hear it

LA Times  

Supporters in Columbus, Ohio, cheer election results Tuesday night on a state referendum to guarantee the right to abortion and other reproductive healthcare. Since the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health, seven states have held referendum votes; the abortion rights side has won them all. GOP presidential hopefuls duck Tensions over abortion policy could be seen in …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states
1 year, 2 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs law to protect doctors who mail abortion pills to other states

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a new law on Wednesday that aims to stop other states from prosecuting doctors and pharmacists who mail abortion pills to patients in places where the procedure is banned. The new law goes further by forbidding authorities from cooperating with out-of-state investigations into doctors who mail abortion pills to patients in other …

New law allows doctors living in ‘hostile’ red states to get abortion training in California
1 year, 2 months ago

New law allows doctors living in ‘hostile’ red states to get abortion training in California

LA Times  

A physician and her resident perform an ultrasound on an abortion patient in Albuquerque the day before the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. Gavin Newsom signed another round of reproductive health bills into law on Wednesday, including legislation that allows doctors living under “hostile” laws in states where abortion is banned to receive training in California. “We will continue …

California lawmakers pass Newsom’s call for U.S. constitutional convention on gun control
1 year, 3 months ago

California lawmakers pass Newsom’s call for U.S. constitutional convention on gun control

LA Times  

A customer examines a Valor Industries LLC California-compliant AR-15 style rifle displayed for sale at a vendor booth at the Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Orange County Fairgrounds. Gavin Newsom’s resolution calling for a constitutional convention of the states to consider a new amendment on gun control, a politically astute yet seemingly unattainable proposal from the Democratic …

California voters will be asked to reaffirm gay marriage protections on 2024 ballot
1 year, 5 months ago

California voters will be asked to reaffirm gay marriage protections on 2024 ballot

LA Times  

ACA 5 will ask California voters in 2024 if they want to repeal a void provision of the state constitution that still defines marriage as between a man and woman. Californians will vote on a proposal to amend the state Constitution on the 2024 ballot to reaffirm gay marriage rights — a cautious move that comes amid national anxiety after …

Need abortion legal help in California? There’s now a hotline for that
1 year, 7 months ago

Need abortion legal help in California? There’s now a hotline for that

LA Times  

Rob Bonta discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade during a news conference in Sacramento in June. California has joined with law firms and advocacy groups to create a hotline that provides access to information and pro bono services for people who need legal help related to abortion, as the state seeks to become a safe haven …

California stockpiles abortion medication misoprostol after Texas court ruling
1 year, 8 months ago

California stockpiles abortion medication misoprostol after Texas court ruling

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announced Monday that California will stockpile an emergency supply of 2 million abortion pills known as misoprostol in response to a federal judge in Texas ruling against the authorization of another medication that has been used to terminate pregnancies for decades. “I don’t think it’s going to change the hearts and minds on the Supreme Court, but I …

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills
1 year, 9 months ago

California bill to protect doctors who mail abortion pills

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Doctors in California who mail abortion pills to people in other states would be protected from prosecution under a new bill announced Friday in the state Legislature. The bill would not let California extradite doctors who are facing charges in another state for providing abortion medication. “It flaunts the traditional relationship between states and would upend our …

California MDs prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients may get new protections
1 year, 9 months ago

California MDs prescribing abortion pills to out-of-state patients may get new protections

LA Times  

A Rancho Mirage billboard pictured in July 2022 reads, “Welcome to California where abortion is safe and still legal.” California doctors or pharmacists who prescribe or dispense abortion pills to out-of-state patients would have new legal protections under a provision recently proposed in the Golden State. She said the bill, if passed, would “protect those practitioners in California who are …

Democrats keep pushing to bolster California’s role as an abortion sanctuary
1 year, 9 months ago

Democrats keep pushing to bolster California’s role as an abortion sanctuary

LA Times  

Demonstrators who support abortion rights gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on May 3, 2022, in Washington. Democratic lawmakers introduced a package of bills this week to further bolster California’s role as an abortion haven after last year’s repeal of the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Roe vs. Wade. Gavin Newsom signed several laws last year to expand …

Newsom says California will cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pill access
1 year, 9 months ago

Newsom says California will cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pill access

LA Times  

In an attempt to counter GOP efforts to limit reproductive rights, Gov. Gavin Newsom said California will cut ties with Walgreens over the company’s decision to stop selling abortion medication in 20 Republican states. “We’re done.” Newsom’s missive is the latest political maneuver from the governor in the national battle between red and blue states over abortion rights since the …

Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights
1 year, 10 months ago

Democratic governors form alliance on abortion rights

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, shown speaking in Sacramento last month, is among the Democratic governors seeking to strengthen abortion access. Democratic governors in 20 states are launching a network intended to strengthen abortion access in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision nixing a woman’s constitutional right to end a pregnancy and instead shifting regulatory powers over the procedure to state …

Editorial: The fight over reproductive rights will play out in the states and courts in 2023
1 year, 11 months ago

Editorial: The fight over reproductive rights will play out in the states and courts in 2023

LA Times  

Abortion right activists gather outside the Supreme Court in Washington on June 24. Meanwhile, abortion rights advocates filed dozens of lawsuits arguing that many state abortion bans were illegal because, though their legislatures may be hostile to abortion, the state constitutions’ protections for bodily autonomy and privacy rights extend to abortion. Abortion rights advocates are expected to press for more …

On same-sex marriage, ‘the country has caught up with California’
2 years ago

On same-sex marriage, ‘the country has caught up with California’

LA Times  

More than 18 years after Gavin Newsom defied federal law by issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples as San Francisco mayor, President Biden is on the cusp of signing legislation that ensures gay marriages are recognized by the federal government and in every state in the nation. “When California elected officials go out on a limb on these issues, it …

Tapping into ‘a simmering rage’: Democrats’ emphasis on abortion stopped GOP gains
2 years, 1 month ago

Tapping into ‘a simmering rage’: Democrats’ emphasis on abortion stopped GOP gains

LA Times  

This summer, in the weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, more than three-quarters of a million residents of Michigan signed petitions to put a measure on the ballot to add abortion rights to the state constitution. After the Supreme Court’s decision in the abortion case Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, “we saw increased self-report of …

Michigan, Vermont join California in enshrining abortion rights in state constitution
2 years, 1 month ago

Michigan, Vermont join California in enshrining abortion rights in state constitution

LA Times  

Supporters of a Michigan ballot initiative seeking to enshrine abortion rights in the state’s constitution rally in July in Lansing. Voters in battleground Michigan enshrined abortion rights in the state constitution Tuesday, joining reliably Democratic California and Vermont in taking that step, while a measure in Kentucky to amend the constitution to say there is no right to abortion failed. …

Proposition 1 abortion rights ballot measure passes
2 years, 1 month ago

Proposition 1 abortion rights ballot measure passes

LA Times  

Voters approved Proposition 1, the statewide ballot measure that will add a right to abortion to the California Constitution. California will codify its progressive abortion protections in its state Constitution after voters overwhelmingly approved Proposition 1, a measure placed on the ballot in the aftermath of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. With its passage Tuesday, …

Abortion access could hinge on state election results
2 years, 1 month ago

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

Associated Press  

RALEIGH, N.C. — The online commercials in a state Senate race in some Raleigh, North Carolina, suburbs make an ominous claim, similar to one repeated across the country ahead of the Nov. 8 election: The Republican candidate “wants to strip away our reproductive rights.” The Republican, Mark Cavaliero, says the Planned Parenthood-affiliated political action committee behind the ads is misrepresenting …

Abortion access could hinge on state election results
2 years, 1 month ago

Abortion access could hinge on state election results

The Independent  

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California midterm election: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws
2 years, 2 months ago

California midterm election: Mike Garcia and Christy Smith on abortion, economy, gun laws

LA Times  

Smith “Supporting reproductive rights has been one of the centerpieces of my political career. As a woman who is a high-risk, near-death first pregnancy survivor, and had a complicated decision to carry a second pregnancy to term, I have been a stalwart advocate for greater access to services in my community and will continue to defend a woman’s right to …

California Politics: What constitutional law experts say about the abortion ballot measure
2 years, 2 months ago

California Politics: What constitutional law experts say about the abortion ballot measure

LA Times  

With favorable polls and a pile of cash on hand, supporters of the California ballot measure to add abortion rights directly into the state Constitution have enjoyed an easy road in this election thus far. “This broadly worded proposal could erase all abortion restrictions in California and require taxpayer-funded abortions up until a baby’s due date,” said Josh Craddock, a …

California voters expected to pass abortion rights measure
2 years, 2 months ago

California voters expected to pass abortion rights measure

Al Jazeera  

The Democratic Party hopes that fight to protect abortion rights will galvanise voters in November’s midterm elections. “We know when people are aware that abortion is on the ballot, they’re likely to come out and vote for it,” said Jodi Hicks, president of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, which supports the measure. The court’s decision in June has already had …

2022 California election: Proposition 1 voter guide
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 California election: Proposition 1 voter guide

LA Times  

This is a proposed amendment to the California Constitution that will explicitly protect a person’s right to an abortion in the state. The measure was placed on the November ballot by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature in response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade, the landmark 1973 ruling that protected abortion rights nationwide. If approved by …

New California abortion laws set up clash with other states
2 years, 2 months ago

New California abortion laws set up clash with other states

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Newsom this year signed a law that would block the enforcement of some out-of-state court judgments against doctors and volunteers for legally obtained abortions in California — a law anti-abortion activists argue is illegal because of a clause in the U.S. Constitution that requires each state to give “full faith and credit” to the laws …

Newsom signs 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills
2 years, 2 months ago

Newsom signs 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom talks at a news conference with workers and volunteers at a Planned Parenthood office near downtown Los Angeles in May. Gavin Newsom signed 13 abortion protection and reproductive health bills Tuesday, codifying key parts of California’s campaign to counter the effects of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Newsom then began promoting the website …

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislative package protecting and expanding abortion access into law
2 years, 2 months ago

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs legislative package protecting and expanding abortion access into law

CNN  

CNN — California Gov. AB 1242 prohibits California law enforcement and other specified individuals from assisting or cooperating with other states’ investigations related to abortion if the procedure was lawful under California statutes. Under the law, California technology companies are blocked from sharing digital reproductive information with out-of-state law enforcement seeking to enforce their state’s abortion ban. Newsom has taken …

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