The State of Abortion

Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization involves a Mississippi law that bans abortion at 15-Weeks of pregnancy. Despite the fact that lower courts deemed the law unconstitutional under Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court still agreed to hear the case and decide “whether all pre-viability prohibition on elective abortions are unconstitutional.”

The court has decided to upholds the Mississippi law, reversing its earlier decision in Roe v. Wade, and reversing nearly 50 years of precedent. 

Senate Bill 8 is a Texas law that bans abortion in the state after approximately six weeks of pregnancy, before many people know they’re pregnant. The bill also allows regular citizens to sue anyone who aids in a person getting an abortion, for instance, an abortion provider, someone who paid for an abortion, or even someone who drove a patient to get an abortion. It is one of the most extreme abortion bans in the country.

After Texas’ SB 8 went into effect, conservative states throughout the country began implementing “copycat laws” modeled after SB 8. Because the Supreme Court has now officially ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade, conservative states across the country have already begun, and will continue to, enact extreme abortion bans, stripping residents of those states from their right to a safe, legal, accessible abortion. 

For over a year, Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties has diligently worked to secure construction permits to build a new health center in Fontana. However, time and time again they have been met with resistance from the city, with the latest being a moratorium on building permits that only impacts Planned Parenthood, while sparing other businesses including those linked to City Council members. 

In December, your local Planned Parenthood took a stand for patients and the community, filing a lawsuit against the city. This unmerited moratorium violates residents' rights to abortion, contraception, and reproductive health care access under California Constitution Article 1, Section 1.1, established by Prop 1 in November 2022. 

These obstruction efforts are based on personal opinion and not informed by the needs of the community. The Fontana City Council has turned its back on its people and is actively contributing to the denial of health care access to its citizens.

Fontana deserves affordable, high-quality health care. 

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