U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade shows abortion, contraceptive choice are vulnerable here, too.
In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, it’s essential that California voters amend the state Constitution to ensure reproductive choice.
But as we’ve seen with the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent shocking decision and the rush by other states to ban abortion, reproductive rights that are not explicitly granted in a constitution are vulnerable to the whim of justices and lawmakers. And, as Justice Clarence Thomas foreshadowed in his concurring opinion, the federal right to contraception could be overturned next.
The law would ensure that only future state voters, not politicians nor justices, could alter those rights. It is perhaps the most important measure on the upcoming ballot. If voters approve Prop. 1, the Legislature would still be able to pass laws governing the parameters of when an abortion could be performed, just as legislators do for other established constitutional rights.
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