Amid US abortion crackdown, California seeks to be a ‘sanctuary’
Advocates in California are seeking to transform the US state into an abortion haven, as millions of people across the United States may soon need to travel thousands of kilometres in search of care. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday, May 4, pledged that a state constitutional amendment enshrining reproductive rights is in the works, while echoing fear that with the overturning of Roe v. Wade, other rights gleaned from the US Constitution may be at stake. The conservative-leaning US Supreme Court is expected to deliver a decision by June in a direct challenge to Roe v Wade, the precedent-setting ruling that has guaranteed the right to abortion in the US for nearly 50 years. Al Jazeera’s Rob Reynolds reports from Los Angeles. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ #RoeVWade #USAbortionRights #California
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