* 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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Reproductive Options for Everyone
For the purpose of calling on all units of City government receiving City funds to safeguard an individual’s right to abortion care by, unless otherwise required by Maryland or federal law, refraining from using City funds to store, catalogue, provide, monitor, or collect certain information that could be used to retaliate against an individual seeking abortion care.
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Whereas, the City Council of Baltimore City recognizes that reproductive rights are human rights and strongly support the right of pregnant persons to bodily autonomy and control over their medical decisions, as well as their right to privacy with regard to those decisions.
Whereas, the 2022 decision by the United States Supreme Court to overturn the 1973 ruling in Roe v. Wade has threatened these rights and several states have subsequently passed legislation impeding a pregnant person’s right to bodily autonomy by severely restricting or outright banning an individual’s right to seek abortion care.
Whereas, some state legislatures have demonstrated an intent to punish individuals who cross state lines to seek abortion care, including Idaho, which enacted a law penalizing individuals who assist a minor in seeking out-of-state abortion care.
Whereas, these laws have a detrimental effect on the health and welfare of pregnant pe...
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