20 Democratic governors launched a coalition with the stated goal of expanding and protecting reproductive rights, with particular emphasis on strengthening abortion access.
Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference at the reunification center in Half Moon Bay, California, on January 24, 2023.Twenty Democratic governors launched a coalition this week with the stated goal of expanding and protecting reproductive rights, with particular emphasis on strengthening abortion access, both for in-state and out-of-state residents who may travel to them to obtain the medical procedure.
The governors in the alliance represent around 170 million Americans. Although all signatories affirm and support the right to abortion , some of them face resistance from state legislatures run by anti-choice Republicans. The effort is being led by Gov. Gavin Newsom , who, along with his state’s legislature, has instituted a number of policies and new laws affirming and protecting abortion access. Both Newsom and state Democratic lawmakers
for people from other states, following the dismantling of abortion rights protections by the federal Supreme Court last summer, when it ruled to overturn“California has long been a leader in reproductive rights, but we can’t do it alone,” , adding that he views the effort as a “moral obligation” he and other governors felt they had to take, to create a “firewall” to protect “fundamental rights” regarding abortion.
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