California Bill to Prevent Some ‘Pregnancy Loss’ Prosecutions Advances

California Bill to Prevent Some ‘Pregnancy Loss’ Prosecutions Advances
The California Department of Public Health in Sacramento on April 18, 2022. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
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SACRAMENTO—A proposed bill that the author said would protect women against criminal prosecution following the death of their baby due to self-induced abortion, miscarriage, or other causes was approved, by a vote of 11–3, by an Assembly committee on April 19.

“As parents experience traumatic situations, they should be supported as they mourn, not criminalized,” said bill author Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) during the Assembly’s Health Committee hearing. “No person should have to endure persecution as they grieve a tragic loss that has happened during their pregnancy.”