Proposed CA law bars prosecution for any perinatal death, up to 7 days after birth. Aim: prevent women from being blamed for miscarriage. Effect: prevent prosecution for child murder or abandonment. This was all too predictable. There is no moral difference between a late-term fetus and a newborn. If the law passes, there will be no legal difference, either. A society that does not protect the most vulnerable will not survive - and does not deserve to.
Planned Unparenthood
Planned Unparenthood
Planned Unparenthood
Proposed CA law bars prosecution for any perinatal death, up to 7 days after birth. Aim: prevent women from being blamed for miscarriage. Effect: prevent prosecution for child murder or abandonment. This was all too predictable. There is no moral difference between a late-term fetus and a newborn. If the law passes, there will be no legal difference, either. A society that does not protect the most vulnerable will not survive - and does not deserve to.