Planned Parenthood of Santa Barbara, Ventura & San Luis Obispo, Inc. v. City of Santa Maria

Opinion

YEGAN, J.

Here, we hold that a governmental entity and its agents may not offer a grant of public funds on condition that the recipient waive the constitutional right to privacy. We thus agree with the trial court which found that defendants, City of Santa Maria (City), its mayor, and city council, could not impose a grant restriction that conditioned the receipt of public funds upon the recipient’s agreement not to provide abortion services. (Committee to Defend Reproductive Rights v. Myers (1981) 29 Cal.3d 252, 284-285 [172 Cal.Rptr. 866, 625 P.2d 779, 20 A.L.R.4th 1118].) We also…