As many across the U.S. feared since a Supreme Court draft opinion was leaked in May, Friday's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization has struck down Roe v. Wade.
Now, without the constitutionally protected right to abortion access, individual states have the power to ban any and all abortion procedures. California guarantees the right to abortion in statute and the state constitution, which remains unchanged, and the state already has been preparing to be a haven for abortion access for people elsewhere in the U.S.
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