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San Clemente Could Become an Abortion-Free Zone

The city of San Clemente is considering a resolution that would ban abortions, declaring itself a "sanctuary for life" as it becomes an abortion-free zone...

Aug. 3, 2022

Senator Dave Min and Planned Parenthood Affirm Abortion Rights As Supreme Court Reverses Roe v. Wade

Senator Dave Min (D-Irvine) and Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties issued the following statements in response to the United States Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. The Supreme Court upheld a Mississippi state law that banned nearly all abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, a law that was found unconstitutional by both the District Court and Fifth Circuit...

July 1, 2022

Laguna Beach Protest: Swift, Strong Reaction Following Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe vs. Wade

A few hundred people gathered in Laguna Beach to protest a U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Roe vs. Wade decision — the 1973 case that expanded women’s rights to include the option to have an abortion — one that did not seem to surprise abortion advocates but still sent shockwaves that reverberated from coast to coast...

June 24, 2022

Orange County Abortion Rights Protest Held in Santa Ana

"The Bans Off Abortion Rally is really for us to stand together against the Supreme Court's decision to take away our freedom. This is the first time we've lost a constitutional right, so not only is it unprecedented, it's outrageous. Generations before us, thousands of women fought tirelessly to ensure we had the right to abortion so now its our turn to fight to protect that right..."

May 17, 2022

Women, Allies Among Thousands Marching for Abortion Rights in San Diego, Across SoCal

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets in San Diego and across Southern California Saturday as part of a nationwide effort to show support for abortion rights...

May 17, 2022

Protesters Rally for Abortion Rights in California and Across the U.S.

Donna Troy Wangler was among the few women gathered at an abortion rights rally in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday who wasn’t toting a sign proclaiming her views. But the Inland Empire high school teacher had a poignant story to share about her daughter Lauren, who was born with Down syndrome and was 6 years old when she died...

May 16, 2022

Signs of the Times: What Protesters Are Carrying at Saturday’s Abortion Rights Rallies in Southern California

Anybody who participates in a march or rally is sending a message just by being there, but many choose to carry signs to make their beliefs known. Here are some of the signs that Southern California News Group photographers saw on Saturday, May 14, 2022, at abortion rights rallies across Southern California...

May 15, 2022

Thousands Rally, March for Abortion Rights Across Southern California

Frustrated by recent news that the Supreme Court appears poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, tens of thousands of people throughout Southern California marched, spoke, sang and protested Saturday as part of a national bid to convince lawmakers to keep abortion legal...

May 14, 2022

Thousands March for Abortion Rights in Los Angeles, Santa Ana

Thousands of people took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday as part of a nationwide effort to protect abortion rights, with the U.S. Supreme Court apparently poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade decision...

May 14, 2022