Californians are voting now through Election Day on whether to approve a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched billboards in seven states that restrict or ban abortion to let women know that they have access to abortion in California.Californians are voting now through Election Day on whether to approve a state constitutional amendment that would guarantee the right to abortion and contraception, one of several measures on ballots nationwide this November to address reproductive health care following the U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade.
But the measure's supporters want to send a resounding message that abortion is legal and accessible in California, and they hope a solid win will inspire other states also to enshrine the right in their constitutions. The amendment in California would declare that the state "shall not deny or interfere with an individual's reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives."Opponents say the measure was put on the ballot to score political points with women and drive voter turnout in favor of Democrats.
The measure's supporters say a constitutional amendment enshrining abortion will have no bearing on limits placed on abortions by lawmakers. Nearly 40% of people who said they would vote yes said that abortion should be legal in most, but not all, cases, said Mark Baldassare, president and CEO of the Public Policy Institute of California. It's not clear how much opponents' arguments will stick with voters, if at all.
& Reproductive Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. An estimated 1% of abortions occurred at 21 weeks or later, she said.
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