The San Diego City Council passed a resolution Tuesday declaring San Diego a 'safe city for reproductive freedom and access to abortion,' a move supporters believe makes it the first city in the nation to do so.
While abortions will likely continue to be legal in California should the Supreme Court hand down its expected ruling, the resolution's supporters said San Diego has a duty as the second-largest city in the state and one of the 10 largest cities in the country to show that it is a"safe city where every citizen and visitor will have reproductive freedom and access to abortion."
"Roe v. Wade protects people's liberties to have the right to an abortion," Campbell said."The landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court allows people the right to an abortion without government interference. As a woman, and as a family physician, I value people's rights and I value people's right to choose."
Meanwhile, the San Diego County Board of Supervisors was set to consider a proposal Tuesday from Supervisors Terra Lawson-Remer and Nora Vargas calling on California to add the right to choose to California's constitution.
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