California’s state Supreme Court has a long history of upholding abortion rights, but supporters say the amendment would codify protection for reproductive rights. It would also have political implications this November.
SAN DIEGO – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors will take a stance Tuesday on a statewide effort to codify abortion rights in the California Constitution.
California’s state Supreme Court has a long history of upholding abortion rights. In 1981, the majority ruled that “all women in this state – rich and poor alike – possess a fundamental constitutional right to choose whether or not to bear a child.”“As we have seen over the last month, jurisprudence can evolve and be overturned,” she said, referencing the leaked draft opinion from the U.S. Supreme Court written by Justice Samuel Alito.
By adding the word to California’s Constitution, it would prevent a similar legal attack – although some legal scholars say such an attack would be highly improbable under state precedent. Either way, Lawson-Remer said the move sends a symbolic message. Demonstrating that California women have those rights “is an incredibly important message for us to be sending across our country,” she added.
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