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  2. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights

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    The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) is a multilateral treaty that commits nations to respect the civil and political rights of individuals, including the right to life, freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of assembly, electoral rights and rights to due process and a fair trial. [3]

  3. Abortion in California - Wikipedia

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    Number of abortion clinics in California by year. Between 1982 and 1992, the number of abortion clinics in the state decreased by 29, going from 583 in 1982 to 554 in 1992. [35] In the period between 1992 and 1996, the state ranked first in the loss of number of abortion clinics, losing 62 to have a total of 492 in 1996. [36]

  4. Timeline of reproductive rights legislation - Wikipedia

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    2002 – The California State Legislature passed a law that said: "The state may not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman."

  5. Timeline of women's legal rights (other than voting) - Wikipedia

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    United States, California: In 2002, the California State Legislature passed a law that said: "The state may not deny or interfere with a woman's right to choose or obtain an abortion prior to viability of the fetus, or when the abortion is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman." [13] [14]

  6. Human rights in the United States - Wikipedia

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    See also International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights - United States. The U.S. has signed and ratified the following human rights treaties: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) (ratified with 5 reservations, 5 understandings, and 4 declarations.) [235] Optional protocol on the involvement of children in armed ...

  7. Right to life - Wikipedia

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    The right to life is the belief that a human (or other animal) has the right to live and, in particular, should not be killed by another entity. The concept of a right to life arises in debates on issues including: capital punishment, with some people seeing it as immoral; abortion, with some considering the killing of a human embryo or fetus immoral; euthanasia, in which the decision to end ...

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    The act prohibited the practice of polygamy and punished it with a fine of from $500 to $800 and imprisonment of up to five years. It dissolved the corporation of the church and directed the confiscation by the federal government of all church properties valued over a limit of $50,000. The act was enforced by the U.S. Marshal and a host of ...

  9. 2022 California Proposition 1 - Wikipedia

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    The UCLA School of Law Center on Reproductive Health, Law, and Policy made a more conservative estimate, approximating that 10,600 more people will come to California for abortion services each year. [38] California was one of six US states that voted on an abortion-related ballot measure in 2022, the most to occur in the US in a single year ...