2024: Jim Desmond Voted Against Allowing The County To Secure An Emergency Stockpile Of Medication-Based Abortion Treatments

May 2024: Desmond Voted Against Allowing The County To Secure An Emergency Stockpile Of Medication-Based Abortion Treatments. “The San Diego County Board of Supervisors have passed a measure that will allow the county to secure an emergency stockpile of medication-based abortion treatments Misoprostol and Mifepristone. Vice Chair Terra Lawson-Remer, who made the proposal, was joined by colleagues Monica Montgomery Steppe and Nora Vargas. Supervisors Joel Anderson and Jim Desmond voted no.” [KPBS, 5/1/24]

Desmond Said The County Had Nothing To Do With Pill Management And Said He Thought It Was Unlikely That Abortion Medications Would Ever Be Restricted In California. “During the April 9 meeting, Desmond said the county has nothing to do with pill management — but the state of California has stockpiled 2 million of the abortion medication pills. He added that he thinks it's unlikely the abortion medications will ever be restricted in California.” [KPBS, 5/1/24]

April 2024: Guttmacher Institute: “Targeting Medication Abortion Use Has Become A Central Strategy Of Anti-Abortion Advocates And Policymakers.” “Now that the US Supreme Court has overturned Roe v. Wade, targeting medication abortion use has become a central strategy of anti-abortion advocates and policymakers. From state capitals to Congress to the courtroom, abortion opponents use misinformation about medication abortion in their efforts to eliminate access to all abortion.” [Guttmacher Institute, 4/2/24]