Thursday, December 09, 2021

California Group Publishes Proposals To Protect Abortion In A Post- Roe v. Wade World

In California, the Future of Abortion Council, an organization comprised of 40 advocacy organizations and abortion providers,  yesterday released a Report (full text) setting out 45 recommendations for the legislature to consider if the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. According to ABC News:

With more than two dozen states poised to ban abortion if the U.S. Supreme Court gives them the OK next year, California clinics and their allies in the state Legislature on Wednesday revealed a plan to make the state a “sanctuary" for those seeking reproductive care, including possibly paying for travel, lodging and procedures for people from other states....

The recommendations are not just a liberal fantasy. Some of the state's most important policymakers helped write them, including Toni Atkins, the San Diego Democrat who leads the state Senate and attended multiple meetings.