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Home My WebLink AboutRESO 10059Resolution No. 10059 Resolution of the Council of the City of Palo Alto Expressing Support for Women’s Reproductive Rights R E C I T A L S Whereas, the United States Supreme Court opinion in the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization was recently leaked by Politico on May 2, 2022, revealing the Court’s impending decision to overturn the seminal decisions in Roe v. Wade and Casey v. Planned Parenthood; and Whereas, the constitutional guarantee to reproductive health care decisions will likely end for millions of women across the nation at the end of June 2022, when the Supreme Court officially publishes the Dobbs opinion; and Whereas, this decision will negatively impact the lives of countless women who will no longer have a constitutional right to seek an abortion and may be denied in their home states the right to bodily autonomy; and Whereas, more than half the states have already expressed their desire to abolish or severely restrict access to abortion services. Several states, like Missouri, have already indicated they will immediately abolish abortion in their states upon reversal of Roe v. Wade and will seek to criminalize women who cross state lines in order to seek abortions in other states; and Whereas, one in four women will obtain an abortion at least once in their lifetime, and denial of basic healthcare services for a select portion of the population is a form of discrimination; and Whereas, according to the Center for Disease Control, women of color have higher abortion rates than white women. Minority women are also less likely to have access to good quality healthcare, with Black women being three times more likely to die in childbirth than white women; and Whereas, Amnesty International and the World Health Organization recognizes the right to seek a safe abortion and exercise one’s right to bodily autonomy free from encroachment by others as a human right; and Whereas, the City of Palo Alto recognizes that a woman’s right to choose is a human right and the decision to control one’s own reproductive care should be hers alone to make; and Whereas, Palo Alto Municipal Code section 9.73.010 codifies the City’s commitment to, “affirm, support and protect the human rights of every person within its jurisdiction . . . [an d] to DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B661123-28D6-4AE1-A60D-CF8E9EF04DE9 protect and safeguard the right and opportunity of every person to be free from arbitrary discrimination on the basis of their . . . gender, age”; and Whereas, the City of Palo Alto recognizes that any restrictions on the access to abortions will disproportionately impact people of color, lower socio-economic classes, immigrants, and our youth; and Whereas, the City of Palo Alto has named Community Health and Safety as a City Council priority for 2022 and is committed to ensuring all people have access to safe reproductive care. The Council of the City of Palo Alto does hereby resolve as follows: NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, The Palo Alto City Council, on behalf of the City and all its residents, affirms our belief in a woman’s right to bodily autonomy and their choice to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. The City welcomes all who seek reproductive freedom within our jurisdiction and will do all we can within the limits of the law to protect and defend those who wish to exercise those rights. INTRODUCED AND PASSED: June 21, 2022 AYES: BURT, CORMACK, DUBOIS, FILSETH, KOU, STONE, TANAKA NOES: ABSENT: ABSTENTIONS: ATTEST: ___________________________ ___________________________ City Clerk Mayor APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED: ___________________________ ___________________________ City Attorney City Manager DocuSign Envelope ID: 6B661123-28D6-4AE1-A60D-CF8E9EF04DE9 Certificate Of Completion Envelope Id: 6B66112328D64AE1A60DCF8E9EF04DE9 Status: Completed Subject: Please DocuSign: RESO 10059 Expressing Support for Women's Reproductive Rights.docx Source Envelope: Document Pages: 2 Signatures: 4 Envelope Originator: Certificate Pages: 2 Initials: 0 Mahealani Ah Yun AutoNav: Enabled EnvelopeId Stamping: Enabled Time Zone: (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) 250 Hamilton Ave Palo Alto , CA 94301 Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Record Tracking Status: Original 6/29/2022 9:34:00 AM Holder: Mahealani Ah Yun Mahealani.AhYun@CityofPaloAlto.org Location: DocuSign Security Appliance Status: Connected Pool: StateLocal Storage Appliance Status: Connected Pool: City of Palo Alto Location: DocuSign Signer Events Signature Timestamp Molly Stump molly.stump@cityofpaloalto.org City Attorney City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/29/2022 9:34:49 AM Viewed: 6/29/2022 9:40:48 AM Signed: 6/29/2022 9:40:56 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Ed Shikada ed.shikada@cityofpaloalto.org Ed Shikada, City Manager City of Palo Alto Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None) Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 199.33.32.254 Sent: 6/29/2022 9:40:56 AM Viewed: 6/30/2022 7:32:31 AM Signed: 6/30/2022 7:32:36 AM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Patrick Burt pat@patburt.org Mr Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 78.94.182.93 Sent: 6/30/2022 7:32:37 AM Viewed: 6/30/2022 11:59:01 PM Signed: 6/30/2022 11:59:11 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign Lesley Milton Lesley.Milton@CityofPaloAlto.org City Clerk Security Level: Email, Account Authentication (None)Signature Adoption: Pre-selected Style Using IP Address: 174.195.202.146 Signed using mobile Sent: 6/30/2022 11:59:14 PM Viewed: 7/7/2022 12:10:10 PM Signed: 7/7/2022 12:10:22 PM Electronic Record and Signature Disclosure: Not Offered via DocuSign In Person Signer Events Signature Timestamp Editor Delivery Events Status Timestamp Agent Delivery Events Status Timestamp Intermediary Delivery Events Status Timestamp Certified Delivery Events Status Timestamp Carbon Copy Events Status Timestamp Witness Events Signature Timestamp Notary Events Signature Timestamp Envelope Summary Events Status Timestamps Envelope Sent Hashed/Encrypted 6/29/2022 9:34:49 AM Certified Delivered Security Checked 7/7/2022 12:10:10 PM Signing Complete Security Checked 7/7/2022 12:10:22 PM Completed Security Checked 7/7/2022 12:10:22 PM Payment Events Status Timestamps