California Aims to Be an ‘Abortion Sanctuary’ Post-Roe. Is it Prepared?

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🗓️ 13 July 2022

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The day that the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Gov. Gavin Newsom affirmed that California would be a sanctuary for those seeking abortion care and signed legislation protecting doctors and patients from liability imposed by states banning the procedure. About 10,000 more out-of-state residents will come to California annually to seek abortion care, according to a new UCLA report. But about 40 percent of California counties don’t have a single abortion provider. We’ll look at California’s “access deserts” and the realities of abortion access in the state, for Californians and out-of-state abortion-seekers alike. Guests: Lauren Hepler, housing and retail reporter, San Francisco Chronicle Fabiola Carrión, director, Reproductive and Sexual Health, National Health Law Program Michelle Rivera, program manager, Act For Women and Girls Jon Dunn, President/CEO, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:05.3	I'm Mina Kim. The day the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Governor Gavin Newsom reaffirmed California's role as a sanctuary for those outside the Golden State seeking abortion care.
1:16.1	I am very mindful that California can play an outsized role at this moment. But can it? Especially when some 40% of counties in the state don't have abortion providers,
1:20.6	making it hard for hundreds of thousands of Californians to get the help they need. We look at the realities of abortion access in California next on Forum.
1:37.4	Thank you. in California next on Forum. I'm Mina Kim. Welcome to Forum.
1:40.6	Some 11,000 people will travel to California each year seeking abortion care now that Roe v. Wade is overturned.
1:48.0	That's according to estimates from researchers at UCLA.
1:51.0	So can California accommodate the influx, especially when many parts of the state, rural areas, among others, have few, if any, abortion providers. We look at those
2:03.1	questions this hour forum, and we want to hear from you. What challenges have you faced trying to
2:08.5	access abortion care in California, which Governor Newsom has affirmed as a sanctuary for those
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