-Jasmine Dyer-

Cousins!

Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has created outrage all over the country. However, Governor Gavin Newsom is taking extra precautions to ensure California remains a “safe haven” for women around the country who no longer have access to abortions!

Last Friday, the governor signed Assembly Bill 1666, intended to shield patients and providers who have or assist with abortion in California from being sued in other states with abortion bans. 

In a tweet written by Newsom, he expressed that California “will not cooperate with any states that attempt to prosecute women or doctors for receiving or providing reproductive care.” 

Abortion is legal in California.

It will remain that way.

I just signed a bill that makes our state a safe haven for women across the nation.

We will not cooperate with any states that attempt to prosecute women or doctors for receiving or providing reproductive care.

— Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) June 24, 2022

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Gov. Newsom also proposed the state will grant millions of dollars to health care clinics to prepare for the surge of people seeking reproductive health care across the nation. The Reproductive Health Package will provide $125 million to care for insured people, improve infrastructure for reproductive health facilities and give grants for outreach and education. 

“The measure comes as lawmakers in Missouri advance a proposal to allow private citizens to sue Missouri residents who have an abortion out of state, as well as their providers and anyone who assists them in seeking an abortion,” Newsom’s office explained in a news release. 

Other states, such as Washington and Oregon lawmakers, have also announced a joint commitment plan to ensure and expand access to abortions throughout the west coast, according to CapRadio.