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Abortion policies currently in effect in California include the following: State constitution protects abortion rights. Abortion is banned at fetal viability, generally 24–26 weeks of pregnancy.
That history proves that prohibitions of elective abortions are constitutionally obligatory because unborn children are persons within the original public meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses.
The Supreme Court, however, beginning as early as 1923 and continuing through its recent decisions, has broadly read the "liberty" guarantee of the Fourteenth Amendment to guarantee a fairly broad right of privacy that has come to encompass decisions about child rearing, procreation, marriage, and termination of ...
Legal Status: California abortion law does not impose residency requirements for individuals seeking abortion services. This means that out-of-state residents can legally obtain a surgical or medical abortion in California.
Individuals can obtain an abortion in California, regardless of their age, immigration status, or whether they live inside or outside the state.
No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
The state's highest court recognized abortion rights under the California Constitution in 1969, four years before Roe. State law protects the right to personal reproductive decisions. In November 2022, Californians approved Prop 1, which explicitly adds abortion and contraception rights to the state constitution.
The California Supreme Court has recognized a right to abortion and voters explicitly enshrined abortion protections in the state Constitution in 2022. State law protects abortion and shields patients and providers from laws in other states.
No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State ...