California launches website promoting abortion services

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California launched a brand new web site Tuesday to advertise the state’s abortion companies.

The state invested $1 million into this web site. It is a part of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to supply larger entry to abortion following the overturning of Roe V. Wade.

“Abortion stays authorized and guarded in California. We’ve your again,” Newsom stated in a video message.

It offers data on what individuals each in and out of doors of California can do to entry abortion companies within the state.

The location lists clinics and hyperlinks for these looking for an abortion to get monetary assist for journey and lodging.

Anti-abortion rights advocates say the web site goes too far.

“The web site is an instance of utmost laws that the legislature has handed and signed over the course of this 12 months to show California right into a sanctuary state for abortion,” stated John Gerardi, govt director of Proper to Lifetime of Central California.

California’s present funds contains $200 million {dollars} to strengthen abortion companies.

Abortion rights opponents say they need to see that cash spent elsewhere, whereas the Governor and abortion rights advocates say the funding is important to guard healthcare and a lady’s proper to decide on.

Newsom introduced the web site the identical day Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina launched a invoice that might ban abortions nationwide after 15 weeks of being pregnant. Graham portrayed his invoice as a “accountable various” to what he says are the permissive legal guidelines favored by Democrats.

Sen. Lindsey Graham proposes nationwide 15-week ban on abortion invoice

“That is their agenda,” Newsom tweeted. “CA’s preventing again.”

The Related Press contributed to this report.