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Clear Ash and Adam Beam
Portland, Oregon (AP) — Friday, California, Washington, and Oregon Democratic Governor protects reproductive rights , Vowed to help the woman. People traveling to the west coast in search of an abortion following the Supreme Court's decision to overturn the Roe v. Wade case.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced plans with Oregon Governor Kate Brown and Washington Governor in a video statement to protect patients' access to reproductive care 3 He said two states are building "West Coast crimes." Jay Inslee.
The states have announced a joint "Multiple State Pledge", stating that they will work together to protect patients and medical professionals who provide assisted reproductive technology.
They also promised to "protect from out-of-state investigations, investigations, arrests and the cooperation of judicial and local law enforcement agencies" regarding abortions in their states.
Liberal West Coast states anticipate an influx of people seeking abortion, especially as neighboring conservative states move to outlaws or severely limit procedures.
"Currently, more than half of the country's population lacks secure access to medical procedures that only patients and their physicians can and should do," Inslee said in a statement. I am. "Washington adheres to our commitment to protect the abilities and rights of all patients who come to our state in need of abortion treatment."
In California, Democrats who control the state government have spent the past year preparing for the post-law world. It began in September when Newsom declared California a "state of reproductive freedom" and established a group of abortion activists to investigate and strengthen California's abortion laws.
As a result, 13 bill packages have been created this year to pass the Legislature. Newsom may sign one of them on Friday. This is a measure aimed at protecting abortion providers and volunteers from civil judgments imposed by out-of-state courts.
Oregon has codified the right to abortion. State law was updated in 2017 to allow late abortion and require private health insurance and state Medicaid to cover the procedure. Founded by state legislators this year, the $ 15 million fund covers the costs of uninsured or out-of-state abortion providers and patients.
The fund also aims to increase access to abortion in rural Oregon.
"No matter who you are or where you come from, Oregon won't keep people seeking health care away," Brown said.
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson also works to ensure that the state "welcomes all individuals who come here to access the fundamental rights of reproductive justice." "We are already working to protect medical professionals," he added. He has been charged in other states for providing essential medical services that are legally protected in Washington.
Ferguson says he has a team of 20 staff working on this issue.
Washington and Oregon border Idaho and ban abortion after Friday's ruling, except when rape or incest is reported, or to save the life of the mother. To do.
Abortion has been legal in Washington since the 1970 state-wide ballot referendum. Another voting bill, approved by voters in 1991, confirms women's right to choose abortion by doctors before the survival of the fetus and provides access to abortion in the state if the Roe v. Wade case is overturned. Further expanded and protected.
In California, abortion was outlawed in 1850, unless the mother's life was at stake. The law was amended in 1967 to include rape, incest, or abortion when a woman's mental health is at stake.
In 1969, the California Supreme Court declared the state's original abortion law unconstitutional, but left the 1967 law intact. In 1972, a year before Law vs. Wade's decision in the US Supreme Court, California voters added "right to privacy" to the state constitution. Since then, the State Supreme Court has interpreted the right to privacy as the right to access abortion.
The state's local government said it was ready to help protect and provide access to abortion. Washington's most populous county will invest $ 1 million in emergency funding to help women travel to the Seattle area in search of an abortion following the overthrow of the Roe v. Wade case.
King County executive Dow Constantine said on Friday that $ 500,000 would be allocated to the Northwest Suspension Access Fund. An additional $ 500,000 will be sent to Public Health — Seattle&King County. Constantine states that this helps support the healthcare system.
Oregon's planned custody defenders, Abortion-rights, Oregon's ACLU, and Forward Together Action, in a joint statement, "repressed," the Supreme Court's decision. Called "dangerous, undemocratic."
"State law protects the right to abortion, but Oregon citizens are directly affected by the end of the Roe v. Wade case," the group said. Cited the survey of. Estimating Oregon health centers could significantly increase the number of patients coming from states where abortion is prohibited or severely restricted.
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Beam reported by Sacramento, California.
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