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Wednesday, Apr. 6, 2022

Did California introduce a bill to allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth?

Ed Payne, Lead Stories

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A proposed California Assembly bill has raised concerns over its language regarding legal immunity from "perinatal death." People on social media seem to believe it would legalize infanticide.

The author of the bill offered an amendment to clarify that the immunity would be provided only in cases where perinatal death resulted from a "pregnancy-related cause."

The bill's future in the California State Assembly is uncertain. On March 21, 2022, the legislation was sent back to the Assembly Committee on Judiciary. A committee hearing involving the bill occurred on April 5, 2022. No further action was scheduled as of April 5, 2022.

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