California, the abortion sanctuary state
California leaders have expected for months that the U.S. Supreme Court would strike down Roe vs. Wade. Now that it has happened, what's next?
Headlines From The Times · Surya Hendry, Shani O. Hilton, Mario Diaz, Mark Nieto, Kasia Broussalian, Mike Heflin, Carlos De Loera, Madalyn Amato, David Toledo, Gustavo Arellano, Denise Guerra, Shannon Lin, Kinsee Morlan, Ashlea Brown, Jazmín Aguilera
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (pscrb.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
More than 20 states have already worked to ban or severely limit abortion in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe vs. Wade. But in California, access to abortion will continue to be protected. In fact, the state’s Democratic leaders want to expand the right to abortion — for those who live here, and even for those who don’t.
Today, how and why California is setting itself up as a “beacon of hope” for people who want an abortion.
Read the full transcript here.
Host: Gustavo Arellano
Guests: L.A. Times California government reporter Melody Gutierrez
More reading:
What happens in California with Roe vs. Wade now dead?
Newsom signs bill protecting California abortion providers from civil liability
In an America divided by abortion, guns and COVID, California and Newsom seize the moment