NB-31 Correspondence – John Erickson
From: Erickson, John [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2022 12:40 PM
To: [email protected]; Connor Lock <[email protected]>; Jack Cunningham <[email protected]>; Barbara Moore <[email protected]>; Holly Unruh <[email protected]>; Chork Nim <[email protected]>; Celina Luna <[email protected]>; Lynette Johnson <[email protected]>; Matthew Hamlett <[email protected]>; Diana Tang <[email protected]> Cc: Vazquez, Celinda <[email protected]>; Kennerk,Jamie <[email protected]>; CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Letter of Support: Item 31 - Support for California State Constitution Amendment to Support Reproductive Rights attached.
Importance: High
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Der Mayor Garcia and Honorable City Councilmembers –
Please find a letter of support for Item 31: Support for California State Constitution Amendment to Support Reproductive Rights attached.
We thank Councilwoman Suzie Price, Councilwoman Cindy Allen, and Councilwoman Suely Saro for authoring Item 31. We also thank the Long Beach City Council for their active role in protecting reproductive rights, most recently with action declaring the City of Long Beach a Haven City for reproductive health care and working with Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and others to prepare for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Honorable City Clerk Monique De La Garza, please include this letter as part of the public record.
Sincerely,
John Erickson
John M. Erickson, Ph.D. (He/Him/His)
Senior Director of Public Affairs & Communications
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County Action Fund O: (213) 284-3200 ext.3736
May 10, 2022
The Honorable Robert Garcia
411 W Ocean Blvd.
Long Beach, CA 90802
RE: LETTER OF SUPPORT FOR ITEM 31: SUPPORT FOR CALIFORNIA STATE
CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT TO SUPPORT REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS
Dear Mayor Garcia and Honorable Members of the Long Beach City Council:
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County (PPAP) supports Item 31: Support for California State Constitutional Amendment to Support Reproductive Rights on your agenda tonight.
On Monday, May 2, 2022 news broke that the U.S. Supreme Court appeared poised to overturn Roe vs. Wade. Established in 1973, this landmark ruling ensured the federal constitutional right to a safe and legal abortion. In the almost 50 years since Roe, anti-abortion politicians have waged incremental attacks against abortion access and this leaked draft opinion appears to overturn decades of support for an individual’s right to a safe and legal abortion.
As a result of this news, Governor Newsom, Senate President Pro Tempore Toni G. Atkins, and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon proposed an amendment to enshrine the right to choose in the California state constitution. California cannot and will not stand idly by as women and people who can get pregnant are stripped of their rights and progress that so many have fought for gets erased. As a result of this leaked draft opinion, California must work to protect this right in our state constitution.
PPAP commends and thanks Councilwoman Suzie Price, Councilwoman Cindy Allen, and Councilwoman Suely Saro for authoring Item 31. PPAP thanks the Long Beach City Council for their active role in protecting reproductive rights, most recently with action declaring the City of Long Beach a Haven City for reproductive health care and working with Los Angeles County, the City of Los Angeles, and others to prepare for the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
Sincerely,
Celinda M. Vázquez
Executive Director
Planned Parenthood Advocacy Project Los Angeles County