Legislation to remove mandatory requirements for doctors and other health practitioners to report suspected domestic violence has been shelved by a California senate committee on Aug. 11. Assembly Bill 2790 would remove criminal liability for health care professionals who don’t notify law enforcement when they suspect a patient has been assaulted or abused. Instead, the provider would be required…
Committee Shelves California Bill That Would End Mandated Domestic Violence Reporting by Medical Workers
August 12, 2022
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California Bill to Prevent Some ‘Pregnancy Loss’ Prosecutions Advances
April 20, 2022
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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,”…
California Assembly Committee Passes Bill That Could Legalize Infanticide
April 5, 2022
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SACRAMENTO—A proposed bill to bar criminal prosecution into the suspicious death of an unborn or newborn baby was passed by a state assembly committee on April 5. Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) introduced Assembly Bill (AB) 2223 to prevent pregnant women from being prosecuted for either terminating a pregnancy or losing their baby, she said during an…
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