California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Sunday he would introduce legislation that would help Arizonans get abortions in his state, a move that comes after the Arizona Supreme Court this month ruled that a near-total abortion ban from 1864 can take effect in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
The court decision has already had a notable impact on the politics in Arizona, a pivotal battleground state for the November election. It is also testing the limits of Republican support, especially after the GOP-controlled Arizona legislature last week failed to repeal the Civil War-era law.<\/p>\n
Newsom announced the proposal during an appearance on MSNBC\u2019s \u201cInside with Jen Psaki,\u201d saying it was time for those who support access to abortion to respond to Republican-led bans on the procedure with assertiveness.<\/p>\n
The California governor also unveiled a new ad targeting proposed legislation in Alabama that would make it illegal for people to help minors get abortion care without informing a parent or legal guardian. Newsom\u2019s political action committee, Campaign for Democracy, is paying for the ad as part of its focus on abortion rights.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is happening in real time,\u201d Newsom said of Republican-led attacks on abortion access. \u201cOur response must be in real time to be more assertive and proactive.\u201d<\/p>\n
The emergency legislation would expedite the licenses of Arizona abortion providers to let them treat their patients in California. It will be introduced in the statehouse this week through the legislature\u2019s women\u2019s caucus, Newsom added.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re now doing that as it relates to being a good neighbor, not just to those that seek reproductive care and reproductive freedom, but also to our neighbors, particularly in Arizona,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019ve got some ideas to help those that seek to get their care in California to have their back as well.\u201d<\/p>\n
In a statement to The Washington Post, Brandon Richards, a spokesman for Newsom, said the governor\u2019s office has worked closely with California state lawmakers to \u201cquickly and effectively\u201d respond to the Arizona Supreme Court\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n
Richards did not provide details on how quickly this emergency legislation could become a law, but said additional details will be shared in the coming days.<\/p>\n
Newsom\u2019s office worked alongside Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs (D) and Attorney General Kris Mayes (D) to develop a plan that would expedite Arizona abortion providers\u2019 abilities to provide reproductive care to their constituents in California.<\/p>\n
A near-total abortion ban first enacted in 1864 is expected to go into effect in Arizona as soon as June 8 if the state legislature does not intervene. The law forbids the procedure except to save a mother\u2019s life and punishes providers with prison time. The decision supersedes Arizona\u2019s current law, which permits abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy.<\/p>\n
\u201cI recognize what\u2019s at stake because we\u2019re already feeling it,\u201d said Newsom, who was speaking on MSNBC from a Planned Parenthood clinic in Sacramento. \u201cWe\u2019re already dealing with the absorption of people, seeking reproductive care in the state of California. It\u2019s up by 17 percent post-Dobbs in this state,\u201d he said, referring to the Supreme Court decision in 2022 that ended Roe v. Wade.<\/p>\n
Newsom noted that about a third of Planned Parenthood patients in the nation live in California, where voters have consistently defended reproductive rights. After the Supreme Court overturned Roe in 2022, California voters overwhelmingly approved a proposition that enshrined abortion rights and contraception in the state\u2019s constitution.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo state has more responsibility, more opportunity, but bigger burden than the state of California,\u201d Newsom said.<\/p>\n
In his MSNBC appearance, Newsom pointed out that the emergency legislation was, in some ways, inspired by the words of Republican candidate Kari Lake, who is running for the Senate in Arizona. Lake, who has long been a staunch antiabortion politician, suggested that Arizonans seeking abortions should travel across state lines into California.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe took that quite literally and quite seriously,\u201d Newsom said of Lake\u2019s words.<\/p>\n
While former president Donald Trump and other top Republicans have celebrated the overturning of Roe, which was made possible with the help of three conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by Trump, the former president and other Republicans running for office this November have also sought distance from the decision and its repercussions, after it became clear that restricting abortion access was not popular among most American voters.<\/p>\n
Trump has recently shifted to promoting the idea that laws on abortion access should be left up to the states. But, like other Democratic leaders nationwide, Newsom said he doesn\u2019t believe Trump when he says he won\u2019t sign a national abortion ban.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a liar,\u201d Newsom said. \u201cHe\u2019ll say whatever he needs to say on any day of the week.\u201d<\/p>\n
Karoline Leavitt, press secretary for Trump\u2019s campaign, shot down his claim.<\/p>\n
\u201cPresident Trump has repeatedly said he will not sign a federal abortion ban and has long been consistent in supporting the rights of states to make decisions on abortion,\u201d Leavitt said in a statement, adding Newsom and Democrats were \u201cout of touch\u201d with most Americans on their stance on the issue.<\/p>\n
During his MSNBC appearance, Newsom said he\u2019s focusing on neighboring Arizona and Nevada \u2014 swing states \u2014 electorally, arguing that both states \u201cwill play, potentially, an outsized role in this election.\u201d The California governor, widely seen in the Democratic Party as a likely 2028 presidential contender, said he will campaign there on the issue of abortion, hoping that the two states will help deliver a presidential win to Biden and help Democrats keep the Senate.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow can women support Donald Trump for election this November?\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s the cause and case we need to make with vigor and passion and purpose, because there\u2019s profound meaning and consequences if we fall short on that.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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