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2.II. RESOLUTION TO EXPAND THE CURRENT BAN ON OFFICIAL TRAVEL AND PROHIBITING CONTRACTS WITH STATES THAT ADOPT BANS OF LEGAL AND SAFE ABORTIONS [S. SHYNE, L. HORVATH, Y. QUARKER, A. LOVANO, H. MOLINA]:
SUBJECT: The City Council will consider adopting a resolution to expand the current ban of official travel adopted on May 20, 2019, via Resolution No. 19-5180 to any state that enacts legislation banning safe and legal abortions.
RECOMMENDATIONS: 1) Adopt Resolution No. 22 - _______ “A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WEST HOLLYWOOD EXPANDING THE CURRENT OFFICIAL TRAVEL BAN AND PROHIBITING CONTRACTS WITH STATES THAT ADOPT BANS OF LEGAL AND SAFE ABORTIONS."; 2) Direct the City Manager or his designee to add to the current list of states for which official City travel is restricted any state that adopts bans of safe and legal abortions, and to impose financial sanctions on such states; and 3) Direct Community & Legislative Affairs Division staff to send copies of the adopted resolution to the Governors of each stat that bans safe and legal abortions, and to United States Senators Diane Feinstein and Alex Padilla, United States Representative Adam Schiff, Governor Gavin Newsom, State Senator Ben Allen, Assembly Member Richard Bloom, and other individuals and organizations as appropriate.
I support a woman's right to make choice. With this law going back to the 1950s and 1060s, women cannot make a safe medical choice.