California is preparing to spend big to bring women from states with abortion bans to its clinics.
The liberal state has earmarked up to $20 million for the plan. It comes after Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to make California a “sanctuary state” for women seeking abortions who cannot get one in the wake of the Roe v. Wade reversal.
The cash plan was revealed as part of an amendment to California’s budget on Friday. It will be voted on by lawmakers next week. However, despite the large sum of money being set aside, Newsom said more needs to be done by the public.
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“As the Governor has stated, California is doing its part, but we cannot do it all — private donations and philanthropy will be critical to these efforts,” Newsom spokesperson Alex Stack said. “We all need to step up to support women who are being denied reproductive freedoms by their state governments and are forced to come to California for abortion care.”
It comes after Democratic governors of California, Oregon, and Washington proclaimed the West Coast of the United States a “safe haven” for abortion following the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade earlier this year.
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Newsom, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown, and Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced the launch of a “Multi-State Commitment to Reproductive Freedom” as red states across the country have trigger laws on the books set to outright ban abortion in their states following the court’s move to overturn the landmark 1973 case.
“The Supreme Court has made it clear — they want to strip women of their liberty and let Republican states replace it with mandated birth because the right to choose an abortion is not ‘deeply rooted in history,'” Newsom said in a statement. “California has banded together with Oregon and Washington to stand up for women, and to protect access to reproductive health care.”
