{"id":2116655,"date":"2023-12-05T17:11:02","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:11:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-sues-california-city-to-build-center-after-state-puts-abortion-in-its-constitution\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T17:15:44","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T22:15:44","slug":"planned-parenthood-sues-california-city-to-build-center-after-state-puts-abortion-in-its-constitution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-sues-california-city-to-build-center-after-state-puts-abortion-in-its-constitution\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood sues city in California to establish center following abortion&#8217;s inclusion in state constitution"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fplanned-parenthood-sues-california-city-to-build-center-after-state-puts-abortion-in-its-constitution%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2116655&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Planned Parenthood Fights for Abortion \u200dClinic in California City<\/h2>\n<p>Planned Parenthood is taking \u200dlegal \u2064action\u200b against a California\u2064 city\u200c in a bold\u2062 move \u2064to establish an abortion clinic,\u2063 citing \u200bthe state&#8217;s newly\u200d recognized &#8220;constitutional right&#8221; to the\u200c procedure. \u200bThe city of Fontana\u200b recently passed an ordinance blocking \u200dnew construction in the\u2062 city center for 10 months, prompting\u2064 the abortion provider and activism organization to fight back.<\/p>\n<h3>Setting \u200da\u2063 Precedent for Expanded Abortion Rights<\/h3>\n<p>This lawsuit\u2063 filed by Planned Parenthood could have\u2063 far-reaching implications for the authority granted \u2062by state ballot initiatives that aim to expand legal abortion. Across\u200b the country, there is a growing\u200b movement to bypass legislative \u2062action and broaden\u2062 the scope\u200b of legal abortion. If successful, this case could pave the \u200cway for similar challenges.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;California is a prime example\u2064 of \u2063how the abortion \u200bindustry uses ballot measures to achieve their ultimate\u200c goal,&#8221; says Kelsey Pritchard, SBA Pro-Life \u200bAmerica director of state public \u200baffairs.\u2063 &#8220;When\u2063 a state&#8217;s\u200d constitution guarantees unlimited abortion rights, Planned Parenthood can\u2062 exploit this to eliminate health regulations, disregard parental rights, and build new abortion facilities wherever\u200d and \u200cwhenever they\u200d please, regardless of \u2063community \u2064opposition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Planned Parenthood Fights for\u200b Community Access to Healthcare<\/h3>\n<p>Planned Parenthood of Orange and \u2062San Bernardino Counties filed a complaint against the\u2062 city of\u200d Fontana, accusing \u2064them of \u2064intentionally obstructing the construction of an abortion clinic. Jon Dunn, the \u2063regional president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, explains their\u200d decision \u200cto\u200b take legal \u200caction: &#8220;While \u200cwe didn&#8217;t want\u2062 to be the first to sue under Proposition \u200c1, we are committed to defending the rights of our community against Fontana&#8217;s deliberate actions \u2062to deny them access \u200dto <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/introducing-the-covid-focused-biden-nominee-advocating-consequences-for-refusing-experimental-shots\/\" title=\"Introducing the Covid-Focused Biden Nominee: Advocating Consequences for Refusing Experimental Shots\">essential \u2064healthcare services<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The abortion provider claims to have\u200c received &#8220;verbal approval&#8221; from \u2062the city&#8217;s planning \u200ddirector just weeks before the \u2063construction pause was \u2063imposed. Planned Parenthood argues that the city&#8217;s motives were\u200d not\u2064 rooted in concern\u2062 for public health but rather influenced by a small,\u200b vocal\u2063 interest group that spreads misinformation and pressures city officials \u200dto make decisions \u200dbased\u200b on ideology rather than \u200bfacts.<\/p>\n<h3>The Impact of\u200b Proposition 1<\/h3>\n<p>Voters in California approved Proposition 1, which \u200cguarantees \u2063legal access to abortion, potentially up until the moment of birth, in the state constitution. Prior \u200bto this\u2062 measure, California had a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-carolina-governor-says-hell-veto-pro-life-bill-prohibiting-abortion-after-first-trimester\/\" title=\"NC Governor to Veto Pro-Life Bill Banning Late-Term Abortions\">law allowing abortions<\/a> until around 24 weeks of pregnancy, known as the age\u200d of\u200b viability. \u200cThe broad \u2064language of the constitutional amendment raises questions about whether\u200c it\u2063 will extend abortion \u200caccess into later stages of pregnancy and if it will pave\u2064 the way for the removal of existing \u200brestrictions.<\/p>\n<p>Similar initiatives are planned to\u2062 appear on ballots in\u2062 2024 in Maryland, \u2063Arkansas,\u2062 Arizona, \u200cFlorida, Missouri, Nebraska, South\u200c Dakota, Montana, and Colorado, indicating a nationwide trend towards expanding \u200cabortion rights.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How does Planned Parenthood argue that \u200bthe city of Fontana&#8217;s\u200c ordinance violates the\u2063 constitutional right to abortion in California?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Care regulations and\u2062 establish abortion\u200d clinics wherever they please.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The city of Fontana argues that the\u200c ordinance restricting new construction is necessary to study potential impacts on the city&#8217;s infrastructure. However, \u200cPlanned Parenthood contends that this is \u2062a thinly veiled \u2063attempt\u200b to prevent them \u2064from opening an abortion clinic. They argue that the \u2063city&#8217;s actions are in direct violation of the\u2063 recently recognized constitutional right to abortion in\u200d California.<\/p>\n<p>The landmark\u200b Supreme Court \u2063case of Roe v. Wade in 1973 established \u200ba woman&#8217;s right to have an abortion, but left room for \u2063states to regulate the procedure. Over the years, many states have passed \u2062laws\u200c restricting \u200caccess to abortion, leading \u200cto \u2064a renewed push by activists and organizations to protect and expand women&#8217;s reproductive rights.<\/p>\n<p>California is\u200b known for being at the forefront\u2062 of progressive policies, including those related \u2062to\u200b reproductive health. In 2017, the state passed the Reproductive FACT Act, which requires crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about free or low-cost abortion services. This\u200b was seen as a major victory for reproductive rights advocates, but it also \u200csparked a backlash from anti-abortion \u2064groups.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood argues that the Reproductive FACT\u200c Act \u2062demonstrates the state&#8217;s commitment to ensuring \u200daccess to safe and legal \u2063abortion. They \u200dcontend that the city of Fontana&#8217;s\u2063 ordinance\u200b is a clear attempt to\u200d undermine that commitment and restrict access to abortion in the \u200carea.<\/p>\n<h3>A Battle \u2063for\u2062 Women&#8217;s\u2063 Rights<\/h3>\n<p>This legal battle highlights the ongoing \u2062fight for women&#8217;s reproductive rights in the United States. While the Supreme Court has affirmed a woman&#8217;s right to have an abortion, the reality is that access to this healthcare service varies widely across\u200c the country.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Guttmacher Institute, as of July 2021,\u200b 26 \u2063states \u2062have \u200dadopted 67 abortion restrictions so far \u200cthis year. These restrictions range \u2064from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/satanists-demand-religious-exemption-to-perform-abortion-ritual-illegal-under-texas-law\/\" title=\"Satanists Demand Religious Exemption To Perform \u2018Abortion Ritual\u2019 Illegal Under Texas Law\">mandatory waiting periods<\/a> to bans \u200don abortion after a specific gestational age. \u2063In many cases, these restrictions disproportionately affect low-income individuals, people of color, and those\u2062 living in rural areas.<\/p>\n<p>Planned Parenthood and other reproductive health organizations argue that these restrictions not only infringe on a woman&#8217;s right to choose, but \u200balso put \u2063their health and safety at risk. They maintain that every person\u2063 should have the right to make decisions about their \u200bown body, including \u200cwhether\u2063 or not \u200bto have an abortion.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u200bImpact\u2064 of the Outcome<\/h3>\n<p>If Planned Parenthood is successful in\u200c their lawsuit against \u200dthe city\u2063 of Fontana, it could\u200d have far-reaching implications for the \u200cfuture of abortion rights in California and potentially the\u200b rest of the country. It could set a precedent for other states with ballot initiatives or constitutional guarantees for abortion rights to resist attempts by local governments \u200dto impede access to this healthcare service.<\/p>\n<p>On the other\u2064 hand,\u2063 if Planned \u2062Parenthood&#8217;s legal challenge fails, it could embolden other \u200ccities and\u200c states to \u2063pass similar ordinances or restrictions on new construction, effectively limiting the establishment of \u2064abortion clinics.<\/p>\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-pauses-restrictions-on-biden-admin-contacting-social-media-companies\/\" title=\"Supreme Court halts limits on Biden Admin's communication with social media firms.\">case raises important questions<\/a> about \u2062the authority of states to regulate access to abortion and the balance between individual rights and local government regulations. It serves as a reminder that the battle\u2063 for reproductive rights is far from over and \u200bthat organizations like Planned Parenthood continue to fight for access to safe and legal abortion across the country.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, the outcome of this lawsuit could \u200bhave a significant \u2062impact on \u200cthe future of reproductive rights in America and the ability of women to exercise their constitutional right to choose.\u200b The fight for abortion rights is far from over, \u2062and this \u2064case will undoubtedly play a crucial role in shaping \u2063the path forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Planned Parenthood sues California city, demanding permission to construct an abortion clinic. They argue for the state&#8217;s recent recognition of abortion as a &#8220;constitutional right.&#8221; Fontana city in San Bernardino County had previously enacted an &#8220;urgency ordinance&#8221; in September, prohibiting such facilities<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2116656,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2116655","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116655","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2116655"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2116655\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2116656"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2116655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2116655"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2116655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}