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California lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out

Taiwan News

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a 21-year old.

Democratic Assemblywoman Mia Bonta joins a growing number of public officials, celebrities and musicians who have discussed their experiences after a leaked draft opinion suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court could strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

'He held my hand.' Bontas share abortion story, push for California reproductive rights

Lindsey Holden, Sacramento Bee

California’s efforts to become an abortion care sanctuary is personal for some leaders — one of whom shared her story as part of a statewide push to strengthen access to reproductive healthcare.

Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, D-Oakland, revealed at a news conference Tuesday that she had an abortion at age 21, as she was finishing her degree at Yale University and starting her first job.

California Lawmaker Mia Bonta Reveals Abortion as More Women Speak Out

NBC 5 Chicago

Democratic Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, who is married to state Attorney General Rob Bonta, joins a growing number of public officials, celebrities and musicians who have discussed their experiences

California legislator who is married to state Attorney General Rob Bonta disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a 21-year old.

California lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out

Bonta says obtaining the abortion allowed her to break a "cycle of poverty in my family."

ABC 10 News

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a 21-year old.

Democratic Assemblywoman Mia Bonta joins a growing number of public officials, celebrities and musicians who have discussed their experiences after a leaked draft opinion suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court could strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

California lawmaker reveals abortion as more women speak out

Seattle Times / Associated Press

 

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A California legislator who is the wife of state Attorney General Rob Bonta disclosed Tuesday that she had an abortion as a 21-year-old.

Democratic Assemblywoman Mia Bonta joins a growing number of public officials, celebrities and musicians who have discussed their experiences after a leaked draft opinion suggested that the U.S. Supreme Court could strike down the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion.

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Guest Commentary, CalMatters

Camille Serrano is the Southern California Fellow for IGNITE, a young women's political leadership program based in Oakland.

 

As a woman with dual Asian and Pacific Islander heritage, I saw an uptick in hate crimes during the COVID-19 pandemic. It happened to me while I was walking a few minutes to the bus stop in Koreatown in Los Angeles. People shouted at and threatened me on my way to work.