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Legislation that completes hard-fought efforts to make it a felony to purchase a minor for sex was signed July 30 by Gov. Gavin Newsom. “This sends a clear message that human beings are not for sale!” said Mollie Sheahan, Associate Director for Healthy Families at the California Catholic Conference.
The parishes of St. Raphael in San Rafael and St. Peter in San Francisco are hosting resource fairs for immigrants in this new year.
Three bills that promote abortion are advancing in the California legislature, and all three have a strong likelihood of becoming law.
Legislation that would make it a felony to purchase a child for sex survived a key test in Sacramento on Thursday. SB 1414 passed the state Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously and was sent to the full Senate for a vote.
The California Catholic Conference is asking Catholics to lobby for a bill that would make child sex trafficking a felony, as well as other bills aimed at nurturing and preserving human dignity.
Governor Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have “put a thumb on the scale” for parents supporting transgender “affirmation” in custody battles.
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.
The month of May will see Catholics making appointments at California lawmakers’ offices, phoning and sending emails to lobby for and against four pieces of legislation prioritized by the California Catholic Conference.
The executive director of the public policy arm of the California bishops today offered a blistering statement criticizing Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to sign a raft of bills prioritizing abortion while at the same time vetoing legislation that would have supported poor women and families.
There are at least four more bills awaiting the signature of Gov. Gavin Newsom that would further endanger women and kill babies through abortion, increasing access and funding toward the governor’s declared goal of making California an “abortion sanctuary.”
An amendment to a California abortion bill ensuring it would not protect cases of infanticide is just one of many possible amendments that would improve
A proposed constitutional amendment enshrining abortion into California’s constitution in the event Roe v. Wade is overturned and threats to parental rights were the focus of a forum sponsored by a new Catholic grassroots organizations and the Office of Human Life & Dignity in San Francisco.
What is the Dobbs case?
The case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization is before the U.S Supreme Court in its current term. A ruling is expected by the end of June by the latest and states are gearing up across the country to either enshrine abortion even more or to restrict it.
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Dec. 1 on a major abortion case that could lead to the overturning of Roe v. Wade by next summer. If the court rules to overturn Roe, 26 states would instantly ban abortion.
For California, the Guttmacher Institute predicts a 3,000 percent increase in out-of-state women seeking abortions.
By Joshua McKeown, Catholic News Agency California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 380, a law that loosens several safeguarding requirements surrounding assisted suicide. The