CA Ballot Measure Would Codify Abortion on Demand in Constitution

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : The Los Angeles Times reported that Newsom doubled down on his support for abortion-on-demand:Just hours later, Newsom issued an executive order that said California will not share medical records with antiabortion states or extradite doctors who provide care to patients seeking the procedure here.
44% :Critics say the amendment falls short because it does not include wording that the right to abortion should be tied to viability.
43% : The Supreme Court's action to overturn Roe allows individual states to decide whether to permit or restrict abortion within their borders.
43% : "Abortion, in my opinion and that of many, is health care, plain and simple."Despite Atkins' claim that the majority of Americans are enraged by the recent Roe v. Wade decision, a recent Rasmussen poll shows that 50 percent of Americans support the recent ruling while only 45 percent oppose it.
34% : Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom signed a separate measure on Friday as part of a legislative package to protect those who receive or perform abortion from civil charges.
32% : Atkins said adding the right to an abortion into the state Constitution, however, will strengthen California's legal ground to challenge attempts to ban abortion nationwide, as some Republicans have proposed.

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