California wants to become a “safe haven” for women who want an abortion

In a 15-page report released Wednesday, about 40 abortion providers are calling for California to live up to Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement. The latter made CaliforniaThe state of reproductive freedom in 2019.

The California Council on the Future of Abortion’s proposal, which includes 45 recommendations, was made with support from the governor and leaders of the Legislative Assembly and the Senate.

In particular, the group is calling for a fund to reimburse clinics that provide abortions to low-income women, including from other countries.

This can be compensated for surgery at abortion clinics, and patients from other states will not have to pay for costs such as accommodation and transportation.

Tony Atkins, president of the California Legislative Assembly, whose office was involved in developing the document, told The New York Times The details of this measure will be negotiated next year, but that funding will come from public and private funds.

Mrs. Atkins mentioned A very critical moment in the history of women’s rights.

« We want to let people know that we are going to be part of the solution, that we are a beacon. »

Governor Newsom said in an interview with The Associated Press last week that his proposed January budget will already include some proposed measures.

Desiring to extend protections for the right to abortion, he said his country could become a Refuge Not just for Californians, But also for women and girls across the country.

We will be a havenHe argued, acknowledging that progressive state policies on this issue would also benefit women in other nations, particularly in the national legal context in which they would be established.

Other recommended actions include increasing funding for abortion clinics, creating a grant program dedicated to training in disadvantaged areas, and establishing legal protections for doctors who provide abortions to patients, including patients from countries that restrict the right to abortion.

California abortion opponents have criticized in the strongest terms the idea put forward by the California Future Council on Abortion and its political allies.

that it A slaughterhouse is more than a shelterLila Rose, of the Live Action group, wrote on Twitter, as an initiative by theshocking.

California is already one of the most progressive states when it comes to abortion. For example, among the small group of six states that require insurance companies to reimburse interventions.

The future of abortion rights before the Supreme Court

The future of abortion rights in the United States is being presented to a Supreme Court deeply reformed by Donald Trump.

Last week, when reviewing a Mississippi law that dramatically limits terminations of pregnancy, a conservative majority was defeated in the nation’s highest court. He seemed, at least, inclined to want to open a big breach In a case related to the law she herself admitted it almost half a century ago.

in his judgment Ro NS. valleyIn 1973, the country’s highest court ruled that states could not ban abortion before a fetal survival threshold. Since then, the ruling has set a precedent in a country where the federal government does not provide a legislative framework on the termination of pregnancy.

Then the Supreme Court upheld the right to abortion nearly 20 years later in the case Planned Parenthood NS. Casey, judging that states cannot impose a undue burden For a pregnant woman who wants to have an abortion before the fetal period, then it is set at 23 or 24 weeks of gestation.

However, Mississippi law, one of the most restrictive in the country, prohibits the majority of abortions if the potential age isThe unborn person greater than 15 weeks

The Supreme Court could roll back its deadline or, worse for the pro-choice advocates, go as far as to overturn its decision that recognized the constitutional right to abortion.

It should make its decision in June or July.

Potential huge financial pressures on California

The Guttmacher Institute, a research group that advocates for the right to abortion, estimates that the proportion of women from another state who give birth in California could increase by 13% if abortions were banned after 15 weeks.

A rate that would skyrocket if the Supreme Court ruled instead Ro NS. valleyAnd As Mississippi urges. By referring the case to state court, California could, according to it, see the number of abortions performed on women from other states explode, from 46,000 to 1,400,000, an increase of 2,923%.

The Guttmacher Institute estimates that 26 states would likely ban abortion if the Supreme Court reconsidered Ro NS. valley.

according to Washington PostAt least a dozen states already have laws that would automatically end most, if not all, abortions, once a decision is issued, if the highest US court decides in favor of Mississippi.

cite it Los Angeles TimesA California Family Council leader who opposes the right to abortion estimates that the state has 160 mandated centers Change hearts and minds Women who do not wish to continue the pregnancy.

Often located near clinics, many are already planning to hire additional staff if California sees an increase in patient numbers.