HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 08-22 Reproductive RightsRESOLUTION NO. 08-22
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA
AFFIRMING SUPPORT OF REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM
THE CITY COUNCIL
City of Morro Bay, California
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court of the United States acknowledged in its 1973 landmark
decision Roe vs. Wade that the ability to make a private medical decision impacting one's own
reproductive health is a Constitutionally Protected Right; and
WHEREAS, prior to 1973 the year when Roe v. Wade was enacted, women faced
significant obstacles to safe reproductive health services, resulting in widespread Toss of life and
serious illness and
WHEREAS, the historic Supreme Court decision, Roe v. Wade, legalized abortion and
recognized women's freedom of reproductive choice as essential to the lives, rights, health and
equality of women; and
WHEREAS, in the past 48 years since the Roe v. Wade decision, and the 54 years
since the state of California legalized abortion the people of Morro Bay and the State of
California have been able to legally exercise their reproductive freedoms, and
WHEREAS, in August 2021 the Supreme Court abdicated its responsibilityto uphold the
precedent set in the Roe decision, and allowed Texas to enact Senate Bill 8 into law and by
doing so the 29 million people residing in Texas now live in a state where Roe vs. Wade has
been for all intents and purposes, functionally repealed; and
WHEREAS, the right to safe, legal and accessible abortion continues to be undermined
by the state of Florida and other U.S state legislatures that have signaled they are moving to
enact similar laws, threatening the health and safety of women's lives, including the most
marginalized women. low-income women women of color, refugee and immigrant women; and
WHEREAS, prohibitions on the right to freely exercise reproductive freedoms are
harmful to public health and safety, and are contrary to the values of the people of the City of
Morro Bay and the State of California; and
WHEREAS, passage of these laws disproportionately impacts women, trans and non -
binary Black, Latinx, Indigenous and other people of color.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THECITY OF
MORRO BAY, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
The City Council affirms its commitment to the human rights afforded to all women under
Roe v. Wade, regardless of socioeconomic, ethnic, racial, cultural or religious
background, age or sexual orientation and to opposing any laws or regulations that pose
a threat to reproductive freedom, reproductive rights, sexual freedom and/or self-
determination.
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolutionand enter it into
the book of original resolutions.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Morro Bay at a regular
meeting thereof held on this 25th day of January 2022 on the following vote:
AYES° Headding, Addis, Barton, Ford
NOES° Heller
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
JOH HEADDU'TG, Mayor
ATTEST:
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DANA SWANSON, City Clerk