Proposition 4 puts teens in danger.
We Win AGAIN!
Proposition 4 was defeated with 52.6% No, and 47.4% Yes. The Campaign for Teen Safety — No on Prop 4 is delighted that California voters rejected Prop 4 and protected the health and safety of our teenagers ONE MORE TIME!
California has always been a pro-choice state and the voters saw through this deceptive initiative and said NO to placing our teens in danger. This vote guarantees that all teens, no matter what their circumstances, will be able to access qualified doctors, nurses and counselors when they need them.
Thanks to our broad coalition of doctors, nurses, teachers, school counselors, labor, clergy and civil rights organizations and thousands of parents we were able to educate voters about this deceptive and dangerous initiative.
Important campaign donations allowed us to put two different ads on TV and to make sure voters — including those in the Central Valley — were able to view compelling advertisements that urged voters to say NO to Prop 4.
This is the third time in four years that California voters rejected this dangerous initiative. And with your help we built a bigger, stronger coalition and defeated it FOR A THIRD TIME!
As always, we will if necessary, continue our work to protect teen safety as many times as the proponents bring it back.
The real answer to teen pregnancy is family communication and comprehensive, age appropriate sex education including abstinence. California has been recognized as a national leader in reducing teen pregnancy rates through education and information. We must all work to continue that trend.
The reproductive rights movement in California continues to build strength with every campaign we mount to defeat these dangerous initiatives. We will take the strength and energy we've built to continue our important public policy work in California. And we will also work to redouble our efforts to protect the health and reproductive rights of women, men and teens throughout the country.
Campaign Updates
November 4, 2008
Vote TODAY to Protect Teen Safety - No on Prop 4
Campaign for Teen Safety
The most important thing you can do today is vote No on Prop 4. Visit the California Secretary of State's website, where you can find your polling place. If your...October 27, 2008
Southern California Leaders Urge you to Vote NO on Prop. 4!
Campaign for Teen Safety
On October 22nd, a group of local San Diego educators spoke out against Prop. 4 at Planned Parenthood San Diego and Riverside Counties. Attendees included:
- State Superintendent of Public Instruction Jack O'Connell
- Kathy Rapkin, Past President California Association of School Counselors
- Eunis Christensen, (SD President) American Association of University Women
- Sang Leng Trieu, California School Health Centers Association
- Marge Kleinsmith, HIV prevention and sex education program - SDUSD
- Brian Hayes, Operation Samahan
- Brenna Baringer, (Resource Teacher) Physical Education and Health Program - SDUSD
- and Kathy Mayhew, SDCC Guild, American Federation of Teachers
October 24, 2008
Prop 4 proponents misrepresent American Academy of Pediatrics, California District.
Campaign for Teen Safety
The American Academy of Pediatrics, California District (AAP-CA) opposes Proposition 4. Specifically, the AAP-CA opposes mandating parental notification or consent, and judicial bypass for abortion procedures for minors. Our position...