The US Supreme Court is believed to be on the verge of removing national access to abortion services. Individual states are taking action.
The Democrat-led House of Representatives passed the bill, but it failed 49-51 in the upper, evenly-divided Senate chamber.Mr Newsom, a first-term governor of the nation's most populous state - and a potential Democratic presidential candidate - used his budget presentation on Friday to pledge to spend $125m to make it easier for women to get abortions in California, including for those from other states.
He warned that the"polarisation that persists in this nation" would impact everything from reproductive rights to gun policy and privacy protections across the country. He said:"We are doing everything we can to future-proof California - with our values front and centre, values of inclusivity, regardless of your political stripes."California's projected $97.5bn budget surplus is unlike anything seen before at the state level and is fuelled by soaring tax revenue.
"He did not propose any permanent tax relief to deal with a worsening affordability crisis exacerbated by his policies," said Republican Vince Fong, vice chair of the Assembly Budget Committee. "The governor may not want to acknowledge it, but California is in crisis and his budget is unsustainable."
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