Proposition 1 is an initiative on the November 8 statewide ballot<\/p>\n
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LOS ANGELES<\/strong> \u2013 The Los Angeles City Council today unanimously approved a Resolution in support of Proposition 1, a November ballot initiative that would codify abortion access into the California State Constitution.<\/p>\n \n \u201cI am thankful to my colleagues for their support of this resolution. The ability to access safe and legal abortions is an important human right. This moment requires us all to be unwavering and steadfast in our commitment to speak up in support of reproductive freedom and this resolution and the passage of Proposition 1 will do just that \u2013 send a clear message to the nation that the \u2018right to choose\u2019 is safe and guaranteed here in the state of California and the City of Los Angeles,\u201d said 10th District Councilwoman Heather Hutt.<\/p>\n \n \u201cWith the passage of Proposition 1, California will lead the way for the rest of the nation by enshrining reproductive freedom in our State Constitution,\u201d said Councilmember Mitch O\u2019Farrell, 13th District. \u201cReproductive health care and freedom are fundamental rights and they must be protected. We must also affirm that California stands steadfastly against any Supreme Court or radical right-wing legislature that works to take any of our fundamental personal rights away. Many of those rights are now at risk, including marriage equality and the right to privacy, and today Los Angeles has made it clear that we hold these fundamental rights and values dear, and we\u2019ll do anything we can to protect them.\u201d<\/p>\n \n \u201cToday, the Los Angeles City Council added its voice to those of communities up and down the state standing up for the reproductive rights of the women of California, and by our example, supporting these rights for all women in the United States,\u201d said City Council President Paul Krekorian.\u00a0 \u201cAlthough women in California currently enjoy complete autonomy in their reproductive choices, this amendment to our constitution will protect that right from future infringement by any local government. The most basic rights of women to control their own bodies and make their own decisions about the most personal matter imaginable is under attack in this country.\u00a0 The City of Los Angeles has voted today to defend this most basic freedom, and we are confident the State of California will do the same,\u201d said Krekorian.<\/p>\n \n If approved by voters next month, Proposition 1 would add the right to an abortion to the California State Constitution, thus establishing a right to reproductive freedom, among other protections. Proposition 1 would amend the State Consitution to explicitly prohibit California from denying or interfering with personal choices related to reproductive care and declare that individuals have a fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and to use or refuse contraceptives. If passed by voters on November 8, 2022, California would become the first state to protect abortion access in its constitution.<\/p>\n \n \u201cAbortion is health care, and all health care decisions should be made solely between an individual and their doctor \u2014 a medical expert who is equipped to help patients make the most informed decision about their health,\u201d said Celinda M. V\u00e1zquez, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County (PPAP). \u201cLos Angeles, and California, must always be a place where our essential freedoms are protected. That\u2019s why PPAP is proud to support YES on Proposition 1, to protect access to abortion for generations to come, and thanks the Los Angeles City Council for supporting this critical effort.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Proposition 1 is an initiative on...<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53819","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53819","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=53819"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53819\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53820,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53819\/revisions\/53820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=53819"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=53819"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=53819"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}