AGENDA REPORT
Meeting Date: May 10, 2022
Item Number:
To:
F-3
Honorable Mayor and City Council
From: Cynthia Owens, Policy and Management Analyst
Subject: REQUEST BY COUNCILMEMBER MIRISCH FOR THE CITY
COUNCIL TO DISCUSS ADOPTION OF A RESOULTION OF THE
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEVERLY HILLS TO SUPPORT A
WOMAN’S RIGHT TO CHOOSE
Attachments: None
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended the City Council discuss the request by Councilmember John Mirisch to adopt a resolution in support of a woman’s right to choose.
INTRODUCTION
Councilmember Mirisch is requesting the City Council discuss the adoption of a resolution in support of a woman’s right to choose.
DISCUSSION
In 2002, the state of California enacted the Reproductive Privacy Act (“Act”). This Act provides that every individual possesses a fundamental right to privacy with respect to reproductive decisions, including:
(A) The fundamental right to choose or refuse birth control, and (B) The fundamental right to choose to bear children or obtain an abortion.
This Act also provides that the state shall not deny or interfere with woman’s fundamental right to choose to bear a child or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus or when necessary to protect her life and health, which prevents the state from interfering with a woman’s right to choose whether or not to carry a pregnancy to term.
In 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom issued the California Proclamation on Reproductive Freedom to educate Californians on their reproductive rights under the state constitution Meeting Date: May 10, 2022
and affirm California’s commitment to reproductive freedom. On May 4, 2022, the Governor and top state legislative leaders announced plans to add abortion protections to the state’s constitution.
The City of Beverly Hills has a long history of supporting everyone’s right to equality and freedom of choice. Councilmember Mirisch is requesting the City Council consider adopting a resolution to protect a woman’s right to choose.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with the adoption of this resolution.
Nancy Hunt Coffey,
Deputy City Manager
Approved By