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    In an America divided by abortion, guns and COVID, California and Newsom seize the moment

    by Taryn Luna, Melanie Mason and Melody Gutierrez, Los Angeles Times Jun 25, 2022 5 minutes
    Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on Feb. 17, 2022.

    LOS ANGELES — As his wife stood behind him and held back tears, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday called the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade sickening and beckoned women in other states to California, their “sanctuary” for free abortion care.

    In Texas, where performing an abortion will soon be a felony, Gov. Greg Abbott celebrated the ruling and promised he will “always fight to save every child from the ravages of abortion.”

    The disparate responses from the governors of the two most populous states in the nation highlighted the stark political divide in America, deepened by radically different approaches to health care, gun control, the COVID-19 pandemic, LGBTQ rights, immigration and now, once again, reproductive rights.

    “This is a serious moment in American history,” Newsom said. “This great divergence: Red states versus blue

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