Proposition 1: California votes for abortion in midterms 2022

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : After viability, California allows abortion when a woman's life or health is threatened.
47% : California currently allows abortion for any reason before viability, when a baby can survive outside the womb -- generally considered to begin around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
47% : In response to the passage of Proposition 1, the California Catholic Conference warned that the measure "opened the door to unregulated, late-term abortions, all at taxpayer expense, redirecting state funding away from solutions for the greatest needs of California families." "Prop. 1 does not solve any of the underlying personal challenges that women cite as reasons for choosing abortion -- intimate partner violence, housing insecurity, inadequate access to health care, insufficient paid leave, child care opportunities, or having no one in their lives able to accompany them through pregnancy and parenting," the group said.
30% : "Proposition 1 is a worst-case scenario for abortion in California," the group warned.

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