Newsom Signs Package of Abortion Laws That Critics Decry as Enabling Infanticide

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : Newsom's office said that among the California legislature's goals was to create more "privacy" around abortion in the state.
42% : This law is designed to block law enforcement and California corporations from cooperating with out-of-state entities regarding an abortion that happens in California.
39% : The bill states that after a coroner examines a fetus and finalizes their report, the findings can't be used to "establish, bring, or support a criminal prosecution or civil cause of action seeking damages against any person who is immune from liability."
38% : "An alarming number of states continue to outlaw abortion and criminalize women, and it's more important than ever to fight like hell for those who need these essential services," Newsom said in a statement.
38% : Christian pastor Jack Hibbs described the state's legislature as Newsom's "huddle from hell," and said the package of laws allows "the most cruel and extreme form of abortion -- late term." "As a pastor, I'm called to defend life.
31% : While many Republican-led states move to ban abortion, Democrat-led California "continues to lead the nation's fight" to decriminalize aspects of abortion and create more privacy around it, according to Newsom's office.
31% : Newsom's office said the law will "prohibit a person from being criminally or civilly liable for miscarriage, stillbirth, abortion, or perinatal death due to causes that occurred in utero."

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