THIS FUKING ABOMINATION JUST PASSED THEIR JUDICIARY 5-3.
Today’s hearing on Assemblymember Wick’s AB 2223 in the Assembly Judiciary Committee left open the question of legalizing infanticide in California, despite Wicks’ prior assurances to the contrary.
The stated intent of AB 2223 is to 'prohibit a person from being subject to civil or criminal liability for … a pregnancy outcome.’ The CCC worked with Assemblymember Wicks and her staff to clarify and narrow the bill language to protect innocent newborns and allow coroners to investigate infant deaths; however, we are incredibly disappointed that the imprecise language remains.
AB 2223 now includes “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” However, according to California Welfare and Institutions Code 14134.5, the term “perinatal” is defined as “the period from the establishment of pregnancy to one month following delivery
I think this is where the Federal Government should get involved. It is their Constitutional mandate to protect rights, and at the Federal level, life IS currently defined as beginning at birth. Now I know we'll have to wait until human beings once again lead the Federal Government, but then they should do that.