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In CA, it may include 30 days after birth
Posted on: May 3, 2022 at 10:53:26 CT
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https://thefederalist.com/2022/04/12/california-bill-openly-admits-abortion-was-always-about-killing-babies/
Activists’ days of using sanitized euphemisms to mask the horrors of abortion are drawing to a close. The vague “right to choose” mantra is quickly morphing into the right to kill a full-term baby after birth, with no questions asked.
A California bill passed last week by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee and now on its way to the Assembly Health Committee could permit infanticide, opponents warn. The bill, AB 2223, is brought to citizens by the Future of Abortion Council, a group of more than 40 abortion advocacy groups organized at the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom to help make California an “abortion sanctuary” state.
The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, claims it does not legalize infanticide but “protects reproductive freedom by clarifying that the Reproductive Privacy Act prohibits pregnancy criminalization.”
However, the text prohibits investigations into deaths “related to or following known or suspected self-induced or criminal abortion” and would “delete the requirement that an unattended fetal death be handled as a death without medical attendance.” The bill also removes criminal liability for “actions or omissions” with respect to pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes.
‘Perinatal Death’ Is Frighteningly Broad
The biggest problem is found in Section 7, where the bill provides broad protection in the case of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” The bill text states:
The Legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions, which entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care. …
Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this article, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.
Legal experts explain the word “perinatal” is not clearly defined, meaning it could be used to justify killing a baby weeks after birth, depending on how it is interpreted by courts. According to multiple dictionaries, “perinatal” means “the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth.”
The California Family Council notes that definitions of the word all include the period from 22 weeks of gestation to at least seven days post-birth. The World Health Organization also holds to this definition.
Existing California law expands the period. In California’s Welfare and Institutions Code, “perinatal” refers to the period “from the establishment of pregnancy to one month following delivery.” Elsewhere, the term “perinatal services” encompasses 60 days after delivery.
Cases of babies surviving abortion attempts have been extensively documented. But this bill permits abortionists to allow infants born alive to die by neglect.
“In California under AB 2223, former Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who murdered three infants born alive after botched abortions, could not be prosecuted,” explained Susan Arnall, an attorney and director of outreach for the Right to Life League. “And incredibly, someone like Gosnell who helped a California mother kill her newborn after birth will actually have a cause of action to sue police for investigating the matter if AB 2223 becomes law.”
Activists’ days of using sanitized euphemisms to mask the horrors of abortion are drawing to a close. The vague “right to choose” mantra is quickly morphing into the right to kill a full-term baby after birth, with no questions asked.
A California bill passed last week by the state Assembly Judiciary Committee and now on its way to the Assembly Health Committee could permit infanticide, opponents warn. The bill, AB 2223, is brought to citizens by the Future of Abortion Council, a group of more than 40 abortion advocacy groups organized at the urging of Gov. Gavin Newsom to help make California an “abortion sanctuary” state.
The bill’s sponsor, Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, claims it does not legalize infanticide but “protects reproductive freedom by clarifying that the Reproductive Privacy Act prohibits pregnancy criminalization.”
However, the text prohibits investigations into deaths “related to or following known or suspected self-induced or criminal abortion” and would “delete the requirement that an unattended fetal death be handled as a death without medical attendance.” The bill also removes criminal liability for “actions or omissions” with respect to pregnancy and pregnancy outcomes.
‘Perinatal Death’ Is Frighteningly Broad
The biggest problem is found in Section 7, where the bill provides broad protection in the case of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” The bill text states:
The Legislature finds and declares that every individual possesses a fundamental right of privacy with respect to personal reproductive decisions, which entails the right to make and effectuate decisions about all matters relating to pregnancy, including prenatal care, childbirth, postpartum care, contraception, sterilization, abortion care, miscarriage management, and infertility care. …
Notwithstanding any other law, a person shall not be subject to civil or criminal liability or penalty, or otherwise deprived of their rights under this article, based on their actions or omissions with respect to their pregnancy or actual, potential, or alleged pregnancy outcome, including miscarriage, stillbirth, or abortion, or perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.
Legal experts explain the word “perinatal” is not clearly defined, meaning it could be used to justify killing a baby weeks after birth, depending on how it is interpreted by courts. According to multiple dictionaries, “perinatal” means “the period around childbirth, especially the five months before and one month after birth.”
The California Family Council notes that definitions of the word all include the period from 22 weeks of gestation to at least seven days post-birth. The World Health Organization also holds to this definition.
Existing California law expands the period. In California’s Welfare and Institutions Code, “perinatal” refers to the period “from the establishment of pregnancy to one month following delivery.” Elsewhere, the term “perinatal services” encompasses 60 days after delivery.
Cases of babies surviving abortion attempts have been extensively documented. But this bill permits abortionists to allow infants born alive to die by neglect.
“In California under AB 2223, former Philadelphia abortionist Kermit Gosnell, who murdered three infants born alive after botched abortions, could not be prosecuted,” explained Susan Arnall, an attorney and director of outreach for the Right to Life League. “And incredibly, someone like Gosnell who helped a California mother kill her newborn after birth will actually have a cause of action to sue police for investigating the matter if AB 2223 becomes law.”
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In CA, it may include 30 days after birth - Spanky KU - 5/3 10:53:26