Oakland City Council Passes “Buffer Ordinance”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 5, 2007 Oakland City Council Passes “Buffer Ordinance” NARAL Pro-Choice California Political Director Whitney Hoyt applauds the ordinance, calling it a victory for women’s health OAKLAND – NARAL Pro-Choice California Political Director Whitney Hoyt called the Oakland City Council’s adoption of an ordinance protecting access to reproductive health clinics a victory for women's health. The ordinance prohibits protesters within 100 feet of a reproductive health facilityfrom approaching within eight feet any person or motor vehicle seeking to enter the facility for the purpose of interfering, harassing, injuring, or intimidating the person or vehicle occupant. “We applaud the Oakland City Council for protecting access to reproductive health care. Too often, harassment and intimidation are the reality at Oakland’s clinics—blocking access to vital reproductive health services. Thanks to Councilmember Nancy Nadel’s leadership, women and their families are guaranteed safe, unimpeded access to reproductive health clinics in Oakland,” said Hoyt. Supporters of the ordinance include: ACCESS/Women’s Health Rights Coalition, Alameda County Commission on the Status of Women, Association of Reproductive Health Professionals, Berkeley NOW, Family Planning Specialists Medical Group, NARAL Pro-Choice California, Oakland East Bay NOW, Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health, Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, and West Coast Feminist Health Project/Women’s Choice Clinic (partial list). NARAL Pro-Choice California, which includes more than 150,000 member activists, is the political leader of the pro-choice movement. The group works daily to elect pro-choice candidates, promote pro-choice policy, and mobilize pro-choice voters. Contact: Tamara Murray, 415.890.1020
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