Converging on the capitol

Pro-lifers from all over the state gathered in Sacramento on March 31 for the California March for Life, co-hosted by our friends at California Family Council and the national March for Life. From the steps of the Capitol, the keynote speaker, Melissa Ohden, who herself survived being aborted, exhorted those gathered to use their voices on behalf of those targeted by the abortion industry. 

With another legislative session in full swing and at least ten pro- abortion, euthanasia, and IVF bills introduced so far, the march was a great opportunity for hundreds of pro-lifers to show their state representatives their opposition to the proposed legislation.

A few days after the march, friends gathered to honor Camille Giglio, California Right to Life’s founder, and thank her for the decades of work she put into organizing both the educational fund and the political committee and fostering grassroots activism.

Approaching 90, Camille is still fighting to protect California babies! In particular, she would like to see more political action, including grassroots opposition to the proposed anti-life legislation.

Here is what we are facing so far this year:

AB 40 would amend the Health and Safety code to require emergency rooms to perform abortions as an “emergency service.” 

AB 45 would prohibit geofencing of abortion clinics, prohibit abortion clinics from releasing patient information in response to subpoenas seeking to enforce abortion restrictions, and would allow a doctor to prescribe abortion drugs without listing his name on the label as the prescribing physician. 

AB 54 would give legal immunity to suppliers of abortion drugs. 

AB 67 would authorize the Attorney General to investigate and sue for $25,000 anyone who “appears” to have violated or be about to violate the Reproductive Privacy Act, which forbids a government entity to “interfere with” a woman’s choice to have an abortion. 

AB 260 would delete a currently unenforced law requiring parental notification before a minor’s abortion, remove penalties for aiding a “criminal abortion,” and remove manufacturing and labeling requirements for abortion drugs. 

AB 302 would prohibit California abortion clinics from honoring other state’s subpoenas seeking medical information related to abortions. 

AB 547 would give a tax credit of up to $5000 to those who pay for IVF procedures. 

AB 551 would award grants to train and equip hospital emergency departments and other health facilities to do abortions. 

AB 1500 would require the state health department to frequently update the government abortion website and to run a public awareness campaign about the website’s existence. 

SB 403 would expand legal assisted suicide by eliminating the existing law’s current sunset date. 

In case anyone still doubts that the California legislature is in dire spiritual straits, the Satanic Temple of Northern California has reserved space in front of the state capitol building for an event on May 1, the National Day of Prayer. Given the dark works so many of the legislators impose on our state, it’s strangely appropriate that the satanists would choose the capitol as a place to gather to honor the Prince of Darkness. 

You can find your state senator and assemblyman and their contact information here.