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May 5, 2022

California Readies Constitutional Amendment to Protect Reproductive Rights
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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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