Measure on the ballot in the 2022 California General Election in California.
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Get StartedAmends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution. Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.
A "yes" vote on this measure means the California Constitution would be changed to expressly include existing rights to reproductive freedom—such as the right to choose whether or not to have an abortion and use contraceptives.
A "no" vote on this measure means the California Constitution would not be changed to expressly include existing rights to reproductive freedom. These rights, however, would continue to exist under other state law.
"Clinics in California are already seeing steep increases in out-of-state abortion seekers. If Proposition 1 passes allowing late-term abortions without limit, this influx will swell to even greater numbers, putting an unfair strain on California taxpayers struggling with inflation and high taxes." - Christopher J. Bakes, attorney, in opposition to Proposition 1 (Learn more)
"California law already allows access to abortion and contraception. But unlike state law, which limits late-term abortions unless medically necessary, Proposition 1 has no limit on late-term abortions." - Heather Hacker, attorney, in opposition to Proposition 1 (Learn more)
"The freedom to choose abortion must be protected against extremist, political forces in Washington working tirelessly to eviscerate it. Voting YES on Proposition 1 sends a message to the rest of the nation and the world: that California will not back down when it comes to protecting our essential right to access health care services, including abortion." - San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria, in support of Proposition 1 (Learn more)
"A person must always be free to make their own health care decisions in consultation with their medical provider – which is why it is so important that California vote YES on Proposition 1. By explicitly adding the right to abortion, and the right to choose or refuse contraceptives, into the state constitution, Prop 1 will ensure that a person's right to control their own body is always protected." - Toni Marengo, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Planned Parenthood Pacific Southwest, in support of Proposition 1 (Learn more)
Amends California Constitution to expressly include an individual's fundamental right to reproductive freedom, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives. This amendment does not narrow or limit the existing rights to privacy and equal protection under the California Constitution.
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