At a press conference in southern California today, Governor Newsom talked about the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion as well as his proposal to guarantee abortion rights in the state Constitution. The event seemed that the Governor essentially kicked off his re-election campaign.
At an appearance at a Planned Parenthood office in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom warned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority could unravel decades of court rulings that could redefine what it means to live in America.At a press conference in Southern California on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom spoke on the leaked Supreme Court decision on abortion and his proposal to further protect abortion rights in the state Constitution.
The event seemed to kick off the governor's re-election campaign with ads that said, "Newsom will keep California at the forefront, protecting and respecting women's women's rights and women's health.""If privacy is not constitutionally protected, this opens up a panoply of issues," said Newsom. He warned that any right, not specifically protected by the words of the U.S. Constitution, is at risk.
"Across a spectrum of issues. Do you think for a second that same-sex marriage is safe in the United States of America?," said Newsom."And he actually suggested because that is unenumeratedBy that logic, even contraceptives, to prevent pregnancies, also not enumerated in the Constitution, could also be at risk."We'll be presenting that to the voters this November," he said."We're not mandating anything. We're providing the ability.
The governor harshly criticized the less than 38% of Californians who the Pew, Guttmacher and Public Religion Research institutes say generally oppose abortion."Every single one of these folks that are out there trumpeting and championing this decision have consistently opposed prenatal care support, consistently opposed childcare, consistently opposed paid family leave, consistently opposed all things to strength the family," said Newsom.