Name: Proposition 1 (Senate Constitutional Amendment 10/Right to Reproductive Freedom Amendment)

Description: Would amend the California Constitution to prohibit the state from denying or interfering with an individual’s “reproductive freedom,” including abortion.

Context:

• Abortion is currently legal until fetal viability in CA and the CA Supreme Court has interpreted a right to abortion in the state’s Constitution. The state does not yet have an explicit constitutional right to abortion.

• If approved, this amendment would establish broad state constitutional reproductive rights and would make it more challenging for lawmakers to implement any further restrictions or bans on abortion. The amendment would not change the state’s existing laws and protections.

• Vermont and Michigan voters will also vote on measures similar to California’s proposition. If approved, these states would be the first to establish an explicit right to abortion in their state Constitutions.