Heather and Carlo, the governor signed
a bill that will protect women who get
an abortion in California and health
providers who provide an abortion in
California from civil lawsuits that
are based on laws in other states.
Now, the bill had an urgency clause,
which means that the moment the
governor signed it, it is now law.
The governor says that he's worried the
National Republican Party is going to try
and outlaw abortions on the federal level,
in which case he says he's not sure
what that will mean for California's
progress to try and enshrine.
The right to abortion in our Constitution
and whether or not that will be overturned.
But Newsom made it clear,
he says they are not.
The Supreme Court is not going to stop there.
They're coming after you
next period full stop.
This is not just about women.
This is not just about choice.
This is not just about reproductive freedom,
they're coming after you next,
and we mean gotten to trans rights
in the nine states that have banned
trans girls from playing youth sports.
They're coming after you next.
Justice Clarence Thomas did give a
concurring opinion today that says
he wants to reopen all other cases
when it comes to the 14th amendment.
The cases he specifically cited are
those that deal with gay rights
and the excuse me the right to
marry who you want of the same sex.
Also the right to get contraception,
but the rights that we currently have under
the 14th amendment go well beyond that.
The right to decide how you
want to raise your child.
The right to decide.
Not to be sterilized now.
Newsom says he wants everyone to know that
the doors to California are open for all.
He says that California has been preparing
for this day with 14 different bills,
all of which are moving forward.
It's a hard feeling for chair of
the California Women's Caucus,
Christina Garcia to describe
the idea of losing a vitamin
that's ever happened in my life.
It's just also just dumbfounding to me.
On one hand, she didn't think
it would actually happen,
but that quickly shifted to.
I'm not surprised and then
to suppurative that the
caucus has been prepared.
In January we announced
a package of 13 bills.
AB 1666 protects patients and health
professionals who perform an abortion
from lawsuits when the claims are
based on laws in other states.
AB2091 enhances privacy protections
for medical records to law
enforcement and out-of-state.
Third parties AB 2223 ensures that no
one in California will be investigated,
prosecuted or incarcerated for
experiencing pregnancy loss.
Happy to report that every single bill
is moving through the legislature.
They're also accompanied with
over $140 million in the budget.
Just blessed that we have leadership
in both houses and the governor.
And in the caucus to make
sure this gets done following
the leaked draft decision,
the legislature has added a 14th bill,
a constitutional amendment to
enshrine the right to abortion
that is quickly making its way
through the process. We will
fight. We will fight hard with
every legal tool possible.
We will also fight with our vote.
The Bills may be moving forward
with a democratic supermajority,
but not all lawmakers are on board.
Republican Assembly Member Tom Lackey,
who adopted two children, is pro life.
I don't know on every. Every
bill that supports the decision
to destroy an innocent life,
and that that's the just the position.
I will always take.
And it's based on my moral commitment,
says his decision to vote no on all 14
of these bills is not just religious.
I believe that it's in the best interest
of our Constitution to allow states
to make such a sensitive decision,
and I think that's it's misunderstood what.
What are the overturning of
this court decision will do?
Again, the bill the governor signed
today goes into effect right away,
but the majority of the Bills will
actually go into effect on January 1st.
Now Heather and Carla were also
expecting a big protest here
at the Capitol at 5:00 PM,
so I will keep you updated
and all that as well. Yeah,
start of a new era when it comes
to abortion in the USA and how
we deal with it. Morgan Reiner.
Reporting from Sacramento. Thanks Morgan.