Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision on Roe v. Wade, state lawmakers are looking to enshrine the right to abortion in California's Constitution.
As one of the most progressive states in America, California has long been a hub for safe and legal abortion for both locals and those living in neighboring states. Even so, as abortion rights have come increasingly under attack, many pro-choice legislators, organizations, and activists in the state have felt a growing need to ensure long-term protection.
Instead, the proposed amendment—the first of its kind to explicitly mention abortion— would offer women a sense of relief by assuring them that their rights will not be called into question in the state.
"We were able to throw together in quite a short amount of time really impressive and comprehensive efforts to create a blueprint for what California—and really any state like ours—needs to be doing," Shannon Olivieri Hovis, the director of NARAL California, says. Nonetheless, she was able to end her unwanted pregnancy in a safe manner, in an accepting state, and—having grown up in Arizona, where abortion has long been under fire—she knows her experience was good compared to that of others.
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