California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said his state will become an abortion “sanctuary” if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that created a right to abortion.
“We’ll be a sanctuary,” Newsom said last week, according to the Associated Press (AP). “We are looking at ways to support the inevitability and looking at ways to expand our protections.”
The California Future of Abortion Council (CA FAB), composed of over 40 abortion industry and advocacy groups, has released a report containing a list of 45 recommendations for the state legislature to consider if the Court overturns Roe, including a way to pay for travel, accommodations, and the procedure itself for women coming into California from other states that might ban abortion.
The Council, led by a steering committee that includes Planned Parenthood, NARAL, and the office of State Sen. Toni G. Atkins, California Senate President pro Tempore, developed its “blueprint” to help “other state legislatures looking to protect and expand access to abortion,” a statement at Planned Parenthood said.