Constitutional Right to Reproductive Freedom
legislative constitutional amendment
Official Summary
Existing California laws provide that every individual has a fundamental right to privacy in their personal reproductive decisions, which includes the fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and the fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.
This measure would amend the California Constitution to expressly include these fundamental rights and prohibit the State from denying or interfering with an individual's reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions.
This amendment is intended to further the existing California constitutional rights to privacy and equal protection, and does not narrow or limit these rights.
Fiscal Impact: No direct fiscal effect because reproductive rights already are protected by state law.
support: $9,180,211 - Planned Parenthood, Toni Atkins
oppose: $69,682