Abortion bills advance in California legislature
Three bills that promote abortion are advancing in the California legislature, and all three have a strong likelihood of becoming law.
August 20, 2024
Three bills that promote abortion are advancing in the California legislature, and all three have a strong likelihood of becoming law.
The powerful pro-abortion lobby continued to exhibit its clout, as the California Legislature approved a bill that would empower physician assistants to perform aspiration abortions and greenlit legislation to expand Medicaid coverage of the abortion pill to 13 weeks. But some positive legislation for mothers and families was also approved.
When California lawmakers return for the final session of the state legislature there will be several bills dangerous for children and families on the docket, as well as affordable housing legislation supported by the California bishops’ conference.
Parental rights over the education of their children are a matter of religious freedom, social justice and protected by the U.S. Constitution, said two experts who spoke during Religious Freedom Week at Mater Dolorosa Parish.