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California Readies Constitutional Amendment to Protect Reproductive Rights

HeadlineMay 05, 2022

California Governor Gavin Newsom has proposed an amendment to his state’s Constitution to enshrine the right to an abortion. The proposal follows the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion this week that indicates a majority of justices are prepared to strike down Roe v. Wade. On Wednesday, Governor Newsom told a crowd outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Los Angeles that California will remain a safe haven for pregnant people seeking abortions, even as he warned the Supreme Court was poised to revoke other civil rights gains, like marriage equality.

Gov. Gavin Newsom: “This Supreme Court is poised to roll back constitutionally protected rights. And don’t think for a second — don’t think for a second — this is where they stop.”

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