Gavin Newsom faces furious backlash from Dems over abortion veto

Gov.Gavin Newsom is getting hammered by abortion rights supporters in California after a controversial veto.The Democratic governor on Sunday vetoed AB 2164, the Care Without Fear Act, which would have restricted future governors from granting extradition requests from other states targeting people for legally protected abortion and gender care. Cheyenne Hunt, a social media influencer who helped publicize sexual assault allegations against disgraced ex-congressman Eric Swalwell, ripped into Newsom in an Instagram post Wednesday — calling Newsom’s veto a massive “red flag.” The biggest news, opinion and culture shaping California right now.

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Never miss a story “I would like Gavin Newsom to publicly explain why he just vetoed a bill that would have provided essential protections to women coming to California to seek reproductive health care,” Hunt said.“In his letter explaining the veto, Newsom tries to describe this bill as if it’s really extreme and suggests that the decisions on extradition need to lay within the discretion of the governor, but 18 other states have already passed similar legislation.So how extreme could this be?”The fight over extradition stems from the Supreme Court’s 2022 Dobbs ruling overturning Roe v.

Wade, which opened the door to state abortion bans and efforts to prosecute providers across state lines.The issue came to a head in January, when Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced an indictment against Sonoma County physician Dr.Rémy Coeytaux for allegedly providing abortion pills to a Louisiana resident.

The state’s governor, Jeff Landry, sought Coeytaux’s extradition.Newsom exercised his authority as governor to block extradition of Coeytaux for prosecution in Louisiana, but he rejected AB 2164.Coeytaux could not be reached for comment Thursday.The...