California bill would create fund to help women from out of state seeking abortions

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : According to Hicks, Planned Parenthood supports SB 1142 because "health center doors are open for any patient who needs services, and we want to ensure those patients are supported throughout the process and can easily access the information they need, when they need it."
50% : Additionally, the bill will also establish an "Abortion Practical Support Fund" and "require the commission to administer the Abortion Practical Support Fund for the purpose of providing grants, upon appropriation by the Legislature, to assist pregnant people who are low income or face other financial barriers with access to abortions in California, and for research to support equitable access to abortion."
47% : The bill warns that if such a scenario unfolded, "people in over one-half of the states in the country, over 36,000,000 women and other people who may become pregnant, will lose access to abortion care.""California is committed to building upon existing protections to the right to abortion and implement innovative and bold programs and policies to truly be a reproductive freedom state," the bill reads.
47% : "If the court overturns 50 years of settled law and takes away a woman's constitutional right to an abortion, California will not stand idly by.""With SB 1142, California sends a clear message to the rest of the nation: We are fully committed to ensuring that California women and those who may seek refuge here have access to all reproductive services, including abortion," she added.
45% : As several states have passed laws in recent years placing limits on legal abortion, the California bill contends that the groups that typically provided support to women seeking abortion are "heavily impacted by the increase in abortion restrictions across the country and the need for patients to travel to receive care."
44% : The commission would provide funding to nonprofit organizations that help women access abortion and "public research institutions in California that conduct research on reproductive health, law, and policy, including research on abortion, contraception, and pregnancy.
37% :The legislation cites concerns about the possible overturning of Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion nationwide, as the justification for taking these measures.
37% :"Barriers to abortion go beyond laws.

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