Former senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was in San Francisco Thursday as she attended a panel for California Proposition 1.
Prop 1 is the effort to enshrine reproductive rights in the California constitution.
Clinton talked about the restrictions she saw in Europe. She said she hopes the U.S. doesn’t go down the same path.
"I remember going to countries that had very intrusive reproductive policies," she said. "It wasn't just China with their one child policy, with their forced abortion, something that should equally be condemned. Making decisions that you can't have more than one child," she said.
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The proposition faces strong opposition from multiple groups, including the California Catholic Conference. A statement on their website said they will continue "to pray and work for the day when every human life, born and unborn, will be protected in law."
The back and forth has inspired a great deal of soul searching according to political analyst Larry Gerston.
"These are the kinds of discussions that are worthwhile because it goes well beyond a women’s right to choose but really a relationship between individuals and their government," Gerston said.
California is not at risk of having reproductive rights rescinded. The proposition was put on the ballot to create the most significant protections possible.
