A bigger question remains: Can his plea to potential voters help more people access abortions? Or will the politics of abortion eclipse a widening equity gap in reproductive care?
Through billboards, ballot initiatives and a new state-run website, Gov. Gavin Newsom is digging a trench between himself and political opponents when it comes to abortion access.
But a bigger question remains: Can his plea to potential voters help more people access abortions? Or will the politics of abortion eclipse a widening equity gap in reproductive care? Newsom has largely downplayed rumors around his presidential aspirations. But the stark contrast he’s defining compared to governors who have passed abortion restrictions, such as Greg Abbott of Texas, signal an appeal to a wider set of voters.
Outcomes of abortion restrictions, which can be a life-saving procedure and can be necessary in certain miscarriages or other medical circumstances, are already well understood by researchers. Abortions continue, often in much more dangerous settings, and harms disproportionately fall on low-income women and women of color.
“Those of us who provide this care, we have been wanting a website like this for years. It’s difficult to navigate and figure out where to go to receive evidence-based care and not a crisis pregnancy center unknowingly,” she said, referring to anti-abortion pregnancy centers. “This website is a great start as far as just providing that information on where clinicians are located. It helps people in our state.
The Archdiocese of San Francisco, for example, recently donated $13,500 to California Together, a campaign led by anti-abortion groups who are opposing Prop 1.
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