California Not Poised to ‘Legalize Infanticide’
Quick Take
A California bill would do away with mandatory investigations of stillbirths. Opponents misleadingly claim it would “legalize infanticide.” The bill would prevent prosecution in cases of “perinatal death due to a pregnancy-related cause.” But authorities would investigate if there were evidence of foul play leading to an infant’s death.
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A California bill that would protect parents from investigation and prosecution if they lose or choose to end a pregnancy has been spun into a falsehood that the state is set to “legalize infanticide.”
The pastor of a southern California megachurch, for example, posted a message on Facebook claiming that the bill “would legalize infanticide!”
Other opponents have been posting similar, including Jenna Ellis — a member of former President Donald Trump’s campaign legal team — who , “This is INSANELY evil. California Democrats are trying to legalize killing children up to the age of 28 days.”
