LOS ANGELES — California's top Democrats rallied in Long Beach on Sunday morning to urge voters to support Proposition 1, a state constitutional amendment that would block the state from passing any measures restricting access to abortion or contraception.
Gov. Gavin Newsom told a raucous gathering at Long Beach City College that the fight is part of a larger battle in the state and across the country to sustain not only "reproductive freedom" but also other rights, including voting and free speech.
"This is our opportunity to send a powerful message back to people all across America that we have their back," Newsom said. "That it's not just about 40 million of us in California; that we have their back. We believe in reproductive freedom. We believe in a woman's right to choose. We believe in these fundamental freedoms and we are not going to take this moment for granted."
