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Committee backs ordinance to bar city travel and contracts with states that ban pre‑viability abortions
Summary
The GAO committee voted to send an ordinance to the full Board that would prohibit city‑funded travel and contracting with states that enact bans on abortion prior to fetal viability; Department on the Status of Women and Planned Parenthood urged passage, and the ordinance includes exemptions and a semiannual state‑listing process.
Supervisor Valerie Brown introduced an ordinance to add a second article to Chapter 12X of the administrative code to prohibit city‑funded travel and to restrict contracting with companies headquartered in states that enact laws banning abortion prior to fetal viability. The proposal mirrors the existing Chapter 12X provision that applies to states with laws discriminating against LGBTQ people and preserves the…
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