By The opinion
May 23, 2024, 10:58 PM EDT
Last month, Arizona Supreme Court rules to reimpose regressive 1864 law that imposed a near-total ban on abortion and threatened to almost completely restrict access to abortion care in Arizona.
Given this, Arizona leaders have been working hard to repeal the ban and challenge its enforcement in court. Meanwhile, Governor Newsom and the California Women’s Caucus acted quickly to quickly pass urgent legislation in both chambers and send it to the Governor’s desk.
Thus, California’s governor signed into law SB 233, which takes effect immediately, temporarily allowing Arizona abortion providers to perform the procedure in neighboring California.
The law would also allow patients to receive abortion services from their Arizona health care providers in California until November 30.
“Arizona Republicans attempted to turn back the clock to 1864 to impose a near-total ban on abortion across their state. “We refuse to stand by and accept their oppressive and dangerous attacks on women,” Newsom said.
“I am grateful for the California Legislative Women’s Caucus and all of our partners for acting quickly to provide this support. “California is ready to protect reproductive freedom,” she insisted.
This is because the California Legislative Women’s Caucus took the reins in drafting state legislation. Your president, State Sen. Nancy Skinner said the new law can provide Arizona women with a safe haven for abortion when the 1864 statute goes into effect.
“Our sisters from Arizona can come to California to get the health care they need from their own doctors, whom they know and trust,” Skinner said, “California has made it very clear to all those who need or provide essential reproductive care.” “We support you.”
Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs signed a repeal of the ban on May 2, but the repeal will not take effect until 90 days after the Legislature’s legislative session ends, which will likely take place in July.
So, From now until November 30, 2024, Arizona doctors will be able to perform abortions and abortion-related care for Arizona patients in California if the outright ban goes into effect, even temporarily, and facilitate continued access to care when Arizona’s 15-week ban goes into effect.
Less than two years since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Governor Newsom, in partnership with the California Legislature, insisted that he has made California a national leader for reproductive freedom and expanded the fight nationally through the Alliance for Reproductive Freedom, made up of 23 governors.
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