California and San Francisco lawmakers have been preparing for this moment as momentum has been moving across the country around laws aimed at cutting back access to lifesaving and affirming healthcare for women and LGBTQ communities.
Demonstrator gather outside the Supreme Court Monday following a public leak of a draft opinion that the Supreme Court has potentially voted to overturn Roe v. Wade. Following the leak, California leaders announced their intention to create a health care sanctuary for abortion as well as gender-affirming care.
In addition, the state recently expanded access to the public health care program Medi-Cal to all undocumented adults within the eligible income threshold.“California will not stand idly by as women across America are stripped of their rights and the progress so many have fought for gets erased. We will fight,” Newsom said. “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.
“We know what happens when abortion is outlawed – poor women, mostly women of color, die,” Ronen told The Examiner. Nevertheless, California and San Francisco lawmakers have been preparing for this moment as momentum has been moving across the country around laws aimed at cutting back access to lifesaving and affirming health care for women and LGBTQ communities. The proposal to amend California’s state constitution to protect abortions was already in motion to appear before voters in November.
“We will not enforce these laws in our state. We will not honor subpoenas and we will not allow law enforcement officers to enforce these laws in our states,” Wiener said.
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