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VOL. 10,
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Newsom, CA leaders vow to protect abortion rights in response to possible overturning of Roe v Wade By City News Service
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peaking in Los Angeles, Gov. Gavin Newsom Wednesday angrily condemned a possible U.S. Supreme Court ruling that would overturn federal abortion protections under Roe v. Wade, and blasted conservative politicians he said are working to strip away reproductive rights. He also insisted that California will remain a "beacon of hope" for women across the country seeking abortions or other reproductive health care that could be barred in other states During a news conference at Planned Parenthood Los Angeles, Newsom got emotional as he urged voters to "wake up" and
recognize that basic rights are under attack. "I think folks should be really pissed off at this moment," Newsom said. "How about all of those women and girls raped in states where they don't even make an exception for rape? Talk about extremists. Rape and incest. That's how extreme the Republican Party is in the United States of America. You want extremism? Rape and incest they don't even make an exception. How many young women and girls, maybe someone you know and love, finds out six weeks and day later, 15 weeks a day later that they're pregnant. They don't have the ability or the money to come to another state. That's not
about strengthening the family.” "It's time for Congress to get off the sidelines," Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, tweeted in response to the report. "We must protect the fundamental right to choose." Politico reported Monday that the nation's highest court has voted to strike down the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision and 1992 Planned Parenthood v. Casey ruling. Politico obtained what it called a draft ruling written by Justice Samuel Alito that opines, in part, "`Roe' was egregiously wrong from the start."' "We hold that `Roe' and `Casey' must be overruled," the document states, according to Politico. "It is
Protest outside Pasadena Superior Court. | Photo courtesy of Terry Miller / Hey SoCal
time to heed the Constitution and return the issue of abortion to the people's elected representatives."
Politico noted that the document is only a draft and could be changed dramatically, or even funda-
mentally changed, before it is published and finalized this See Newsom Page 12
Protests in Pasadena, throughout LA County, take place over leaked Roe v. Wade ruling By City News Service
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everal protests throughout LA County, including in Pasadena, took place Tuesday afternoon over
the potentially controversial decision from the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, which was leaked to the public on Monday. Over 300 protesters took
to the Pasadena Superior Court Tuesday to show their disgust over the leaked ruling. A far more destructive protest took place in
downtown Los Angeles where police and abortion rights supporters squared off in clashes where one officer was injured, police said Wednesday.
About 250 abortion rights supporters marched Tuesday night from outside the federal courthouse in downtown Los Angeles to Pershing Square in response
to a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion that showed at least five justices willing See Protests in Pasadena, Page 11
