* Warning: This is an unofficial, introductory copy of the bill.
The official copy considered by the City Council is the first reader copy.
Introductory*
City of Baltimore
Council Bill R
(Resolution)
Introduced by: Councilmember Porter
A Resolution Entitled
A Council Resolution concerning
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Reaffirming Baltimore’s Commitment to Reproductive Rights
For the purpose of reaffirming the City of Baltimore’s commitment to protecting its citizens’ reproductive rights and support for measures, including a State Constitutional amendment, to ensure access to abortion, family planning, labor and delivery care, miscarriage management, pre- and post-natal care, and all other reproductive health services regardless of background.
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Whereas, on June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization overturned the long-standing decisions in Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, eliminating the federal Constitutional right to abortion.
Whereas, in the wake of the Dobbs decision, many states have instated a complete or de facto ban on abortion, forcing thousands of individuals to seek abortion care in Maryland and increasing criminalization of abortion seekers, those who help them, and abortion providers.
Whereas, abortion has been legal in the State of Maryland since 1973 and was reaffirmed by referendum in 1993, but has yet to be affirmed in the State Constitution.
Whereas, Governor Wes Moore and the General Assembly have enacted legislation to: (1) guard health record privacy, (2) shield providers, assistants, and seekers of legally protected health care, including abortion, ...
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