Title

Abortion

Secretary of State No.

49

Description

ABORTION. INITIATIVE. Authorizes physician and surgeon to perform abortion whenever requested by a pregnant woman without restriction by any individual or institution. Repeals existing sections 274, 275 and 276 of Penal Code which make the performance of, submitting to, or soliciting for an abortion a crime by anyone, except as provided in the Therapeutic Abortion Act.

Proponents

Cheriel Moench Jensen, 3379 Benton, Santa Clara, California; Sally Yoakum, 3325 Benton, Santa Clara, California

Date

1-21-1970

Document Type

Initiative

Qualified

Failed to Qualify

Recommended Citation

Abortion California Initiative 49 (1970).
https://repository.uclawsf.edu/ca_ballot_inits/220