Opinion No. (2009)

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General MARC J. NOLAN Deputy Attorney General THE CALIFORNIA COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN has requested an opinion on the following question: May the Attorney General require local law enforcement agencies to prepare and submit (1) a monthly summary report of anti-reproductive-rights crimes reported to them and (2) an individual incident report of every anti-reproductive-rights crime reported to them? CONCLUSION The Attorney General may require local law enforcement agencies to prepare and submit (1) a monthly summary report of anti-reproductive-rights crimes reported to them and (2) an individual incident report of every anti-reproductive-rights crime reported to them. *Page 2 ANALYSIS The California Commission on the Status of Women (Commission) is a nonpartison state agency whose mission is to promote equality and justice for women and girls in California. Among its top policy priorities are improving access to health care and ensuring reproductive justice for women and girls. 1 The Commission has found that the number of anti-reproductive-rights crime has been understated by California law enforcement agencies in the past. 2 Under-reporting of…