In response to an Arizona Supreme Court ruling banning most abortions starting on June 8, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans to expedite licensing for Arizona abortion providers to operate in California.
Newsom hopes his bill will allow Arizona abortion providers to be approved in California in as little as five to 10 days.
Arizona’s Supreme Court ruling held that a 1864 pre-state law banning abortion except when the mother’s life is at risk is still in effect.
On Sunday, Newsom announced on MSNBC that he and California Democrats are introducing emergency legislation to allow Arizona abortion providers to quickly come to California and start providing abortions.
“A big part of my focus, and why I’m so focused on Arizona, and providing doctors in Arizona the ability to come into California through emergency legislation we’re going to introduce with the Women’s Caucus this week is to address the crisis at hand with the law that will go into effect on May 1st — to provide access to women and girls that are fleeing the state of Arizona,” said Newsom on Inside with Jen Psaki.
Newsom also emphasized the political importance of Arizona and Nevada, and of abortion to the 2024 election against former president Donald Trump.
“To focus on Arizona electorally, to focus on Nevada electorally, that will play potentially an outsized role in this election, and what the needs and aspirations and desires of the people that live there are, and I think those needs and aspirations and desires are a little big bigger than reinforcing a previous point of view as it relates to the character or lack thereof of the former president of the United States, Donald Trump,” continued Newsom during the interview.
With bills in California required to be passed by at least the body they were introduced in by May 24, Newsom will have to act quickly to pass his bill before Arizona’s abortion ban goes into effect.
“The Governor’s Office is working closely with the Legislature, California Women’s Caucus, and key stakeholders to quickly and effectively respond to the Arizona Supreme Court’s shocking resurrection of an 1864 abortion ban – coordinating closely with the Arizona Governor’s office and our respective state Attorneys General thanks to the success of the Reproductive Freedom Alliance. Arizona AG Kris Mayes identified a need to expedite the ability for Arizona abortion providers to continue to provide care to Arizonans as a way to support patients in their state seeking abortion care in California. We are responding to this call and will have more details to share in the coming days,” said Brandon Richards, deputy director of communications for Newsom.
he will one time take an knee to the Lord Jesus Christ in judgement – wouldn’t want to be in those shoes
Those commie Bas****s will reduce our population from 8 billion to under 2 billion if it’s the last thing they do! Sig Heil Biden/Hitler!
Be nice now. He can’t help that he’s a member of a modern day Death Cult.
Stop normalizing murder. Abortion is not popular in the least. Regardless of the propaganda. Think experimental gene editing shot. Not popular regardless of what the tv box says.
If only Newsom’s mother had gotten an abortion.