{"id":281993,"date":"2022-12-21T08:42:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T14:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=281993"},"modified":"2022-12-20T20:45:13","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T02:45:13","slug":"philadelphia-city-council-three-pro-abortion-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/philadelphia-city-council-three-pro-abortion-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Philadelphia City Council passes three pro-abortion bills"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Philadelphia City Council members passed three bills last week aimed at strengthening abortion within the city. The legislation, created in response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade<\/em>, was introduced by councilmembers\u00a0Jamie Gauthier and Kendra Brooks along with former councilmember\u00a0Helen Gym, who is running for mayor next year.<\/p>\n

According<\/a> to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the bills do three things: restrict abortionists from disclosing patient information, allow people facing out-of-state abortion-related litigation to countersue in Philadelphia courts, and ensure that women who want abortion are protected in the workplace.<\/p>\n

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The first two bills were passed on a 15-1 vote, with councilmember David Oh dissenting, while the workplace discrimination bill was passed unanimously.<\/p>\n

“As the elected representatives of this city, we cannot idly stand by and let residents and legislators in far away states control what goes on here in Philadelphia,” Gauthier\u00a0said<\/a>. “This is a public health issue. We need to protect the safety of all birthing persons, babies, and children here in Philadelphia, regardless of whether they call this city home, by strengthening their right to privacy when accessing reproductive healthcare.”<\/p>\n