“It’s very clear that the Democrats think this is an issue that is going to be of huge help to them.”
While the Supreme Court’s decision to eliminate the constitutional right to abortion after almost 50 years does not alter Californians’ access to services, it has quickly become a rallying cry for Democratic leaders and progressive activists across the Bay Area looking to energize voters in the months ahead.
In the months leading up to California’s November midterm election, Californians can expect to hear abortion rights employed as a mobilizing force for Democrats, as candidates like Gov. Gavin Newsom promote their involvement with women’s advocacy organizations and Planned Parenthood and warn voters of cascading impacts that could take place if their opponents win.
Newsom on Friday also signed a bill into law that protects abortion providers and out-of-state patients from threats by other states to impose criminal penalties against them. Additional proposals are making their way through the state Legislature, including some that would offer financial assistance to people coming to California from other states to receive abortion-related services.
“In 2020, we didn’t win the election — we hit a three-pointer at the buzzer and sent it into overtime,” Swalwell said, referring to closer-than-expected outcomes in a number of House races. “This is overtime.” In San Jose, many demonstrators said they fear the Supreme Court soon could take away other fundamental rights, including same-sex marriage and rights for transgender and non-binary communities — a notion that resulted from a concurring opinion delivered Friday by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, suggesting the court reexamine those issues using the logic it employed in overturning Roe.
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