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California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion

California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, left, Senate President Pro Term Toni Atkins , center, and state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, right, listens as members of the state Assembly speak on a a measure to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would guarantee the right to an abortion and contraceptives at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2022. Lawmakers approved the bill, co-authored by Rendon and Atkins, that comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, center, hugs state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, right after the Assembly approved a measure to put a constitutional amendment on the November ballot, co-authored by Rendon and state Sen. Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, left, that would guarantee the right to an abortion and contraceptives, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2022. The vote comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California state Senate President Pro Tempore Toni Atkins, left, shakes hands with state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, center, after the Assembly voted to put a constitutional amendment, authored by Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, right, on the November ballot that would guarantee the right to an abortion and contraceptives, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2022. The vote comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) California Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon hugs Senate President Pro Term Toni Atkins after lawmakers voted to put a constitution amendment on the November ballot that would guarantee the right to an abortion and contraceptives at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, June 27, 2022. The vote comes three days after the U.S. Supreme Court overruled Roe v. Wade. At right is state Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Abortion-rights activists rally in downtown Los Angeles Sunday, June 26, 2022. The U.S. Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place for nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the landmark Roe v Wade ruling of 1973. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes) More than 300 anti-abortion supporters rallied at the Capitol during the California March for Life rally held in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, June 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) Abortion-rights advocate Eleanor Wells, 34, wipes her tears during a protest in Los Angeles, Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) Supporters of abortion rights chant slogans outside a Planned Parenthood clinic during a protest in West Hollywood, Calif., Friday, June 24, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years in a decision by its conservative majority to overturn Roe v. Wade. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
California voters to weigh constitutional right to abortion