Human Dignity, Disability & BioethicsNEWS OR ANALYSIS
“Surrogacy as Planned”: Arcadia’s House of Horrors Was Legal Until the Beatings
California’s surrogacy laws let almost anyone with enough money commission a child. No background check.
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Abortion Drugs & PracticesNEWS OR ANALYSIS
Six Weeks, 25 Witnesses, Zero Victims: Bonta’s Case Against Abortion Pill Reversal Comes Up Empty
California Attorney General Rob Bonta spent six weeks in an Oakland courtroom this summer trying to prove that pro-life pregnancy centers mislead women about abortion pill reversal. Abortion pill reversal gives a mother who regrets taking the first abortion pill a chance to save her baby.
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Pressured to Abort, She Walked Out of Planned Parenthood Saying, “I Didn’t Do It!”
Recently, while sidewalk counseling outside a Planned Parenthood, I met a mother who was overwhelmed, frightened, and convinced she had no choice but to abort her baby. She told me she didn’t want an abortion, but her boyfriend was pressuring her to go through with it.
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Newsom’s Parting Gift to Gender Activists: Six Laws Families Opposed
In the final weeks of his last legislative session, Governor Gavin Newsom signed six measures that California Family Council fought all year. Together they force insurers to pay for gender transition drugs and surgeries, rewrite the legal meaning of “sex” across state law, narrow what licensed counselors may say to struggling teenagers, slow federal and […] The post Newsom’s Parting Gift to Gender Activists: Six Laws Families Opposed first appeared on California Family Council .
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Newsom’s Abortion Weekend: Five New Laws, One Veto, and No Change of Heart
Governor Gavin Newsom signed five bills expanding abortion access and protections in California, including allowing non-physicians to perform abortions past the first trimester, funding abortions for veterans, providing abortion pills on community college campuses, and increasing legal shields for abortion providers. He vetoed one bill that would have barred future governors from refusing extradition requests related to abortion and gender cases, citing the protection of executive power rather than a change in policy stance.
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Planned Parenthood Replaces Federal Dollars With Botox Dollars
Planned Parenthood Mar Monte, after losing federal Medicaid funding and closing five health centers, has expanded into offering cosmetic services like Botox and dermal fillers at reduced prices in four California clinics. Despite the Medicaid block expiring and federal reimbursements resuming, the affiliate continues to grow its aesthetics business while having cut prenatal care and primary care services, drawing scrutiny from lawmakers and the IRS regarding its nonprofit status.
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Sacramento Wants to Send Veterans Down One Path: Abortion
California wants to pay for veterans’ abortions and put an ad for it on the state’s veterans website. Strip away the talking points about “access” and “equity,” and AB 2531 asks the state to spend taxpayer money ending human lives, and to do it in the name of caring for the men and women who […] The post Sacramento Wants to Send Veterans Down One Path: Abortion first appeared on California Family Council .
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California Puts Free Speech on Trial Over a Pill That Saves Babies
A first-of-its-kind trial that opened June 24 in Oakland could decide whether California can fine two pro-life nonprofits more than $20 million for telling women about a treatment that may reverse a chemical abortion. California Attorney General Rob Bonta is asking an Alameda County Superior Court judge to penalize Heartbeat International and its California affiliate, […] The post California Puts Free Speech on Trial Over a Pill That Saves Babies first appeared on California Family Council .
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CA Pro-Life Activist Faces Prison Over 14-Second Instagram Video
A pro-life activist faces two years in jail after being criminally charged for a 14-second Instagram post of her and a Planned Parenthood worker outside a San Francisco abortion clinic. Prosecutors accuse Anastasia Rogers of violating California’s FACE Act because they consider the post “threatening,” while Rogers’ attorneys say she was simply exercising her First […] The post CA Pro-Life Activist Faces Prison Over 14-Second Instagram Video first appeared on California Family Council .
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New Bills Form Expanding Legal Shield Around Abortion and Gender Clinics
Sacramento is building a legal fortress. Three bills moving through the California Legislature this session share a single purpose: shield the abortion and sex-rejection industry from accountability, punish anyone who cooperates with other states’ investigations, and ensure that no future Governor, no parent, and no federal authority can break through the walls Sacramento is erecting. […] The post New Bills Form Expanding Legal Shield Around Abortion and Gender Clinics first appeared on California Family Council .
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No Doctors Required: California Pushes to Let Nurse Practitioners Perform Late-Term Abortions
A bill to expand who can perform late-term abortions in California drew a stark clash at the April 21 Assembly Health Committee hearing: a registered nurse described watching a full hospital unit scramble to save a woman’s life during a catastrophic obstetric emergency, while the committee chair, Assemblywoman Mia Bonta, responded by thanking the bill’s […] The post No Doctors Required: California Pushes to Let Nurse Practitioners Perform Late-Term Abortions first appeared on California Family Council .
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God Redeemed My Unexpected Pregnancy—Now My Story Is Challenging California Policy
Just three weeks after giving birth, I graduated from college, never imagining that only months later I would stand before the California Assembly Health Committee as a member of the California Family Council team, opposing legislation that pushes abortion pills into community college health centers. Because students like me don’t need more abortion access. We […] The post God Redeemed My Unexpected Pregnancy—Now My Story Is Challenging California Policy first appeared on California Family Council .
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From Abortion to Redemption: Stories of Life Take Center Stage at California March for Life
On Monday, March 16, more than 1,000 pro-life Californians gathered at the State Capitol in Sacramento for the 6th annual California March for Life, hosted by California Family Council with support from the March for Life Education and Defense Fund. The event served not only as a public witness for the dignity of unborn life, […] The post From Abortion to Redemption: Stories of Life Take Center Stage at California March for Life first appeared on California Family Council .
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Follow the Money: How Planned Parenthood’s Campaign Cash Preceded a $90 Million Payday
Governor Gavin Newsom stood flanked by Planned Parenthood executives and Democratic legislative leaders this week as he proudly signed SB 106 into law, directing $90 million in “emergency funding” to the abortion provider. The bill was fast-tracked through the Legislature after federal funding changes under the Trump administration, and the signing ceremony was anything but […] The post Follow the Money: How Planned Parenthood’s Campaign Cash Preceded a $90 Million Payday first appeared on California Family Council .
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Gallagher Fought for Transparency. Planned Parenthood Shut It Down.
Assemblyman James Gallagher’s (R-Yuba City) AB 281 should never have been controversial. The bill didn’t ban sex education. It didn’t censor curriculum. It didn’t prohibit outside speakers. It simply ensured that when outside organizations are brought onto school campuses to teach sex education, parents are notified of who those organizations are and who is speaking […] The post Gallagher Fought for Transparency. Planned Parenthood Shut It Down. first appeared on California Family Council .
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CA State Lawmakers Push $90 Million Abortion Bailout for Planned Parenthood
California’s legislative leaders have once again made their priorities unmistakably clear: protecting and expanding the abortion industry, at taxpayer expense, is at the top of their priority list. Late last week, Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas (D-Salinas) and Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara) announced new budget legislation, Assembly Bill 106 and Senate Bill […] The post CA State Lawmakers Push $90 Million Abortion Bailout for Planned Parenthood first appeared on California Family Council .
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A Calling, Not a Hobby: My 25-year Journey for Life From Sacramento to DC
As I write this, I am 30,000 feet in the air, traveling to our nation’s capital for the 53rd annual March for Life. It is a profound joy for California Family Council to serve as the official host of the California March for Life and to represent your values in both Sacramento and Washington, D.C. […] The post A Calling, Not a Hobby: My 25-year Journey for Life From Sacramento to DC first appeared on California Family Council .
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2025 Legislative Scorecards Reveal Which California Lawmakers Defend Life, Family, and Liberty
The California Family Alliance (CFA) has released its 2025 Legislative Scorecards for California State Senators and Assembly Members, providing voters with a clear and comprehensive look at how their elected officials voted on issues of critical importance to biblical values. The scorecards evaluate lawmakers based on their votes on key legislation impacting life, family, parental […] The post 2025 Legislative Scorecards Reveal Which California Lawmakers Defend Life, Family, and Liberty first appeared on California Family Council .
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CFC Mourns the Loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa
California Family Council (CFC) is deeply saddened by the loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa. He was a strong supporter of the values at the heart of our mission and worked tirelessly for the unborn, for families, and for religious freedom. “I am truly heartbroken to hear of the passing of my friend, Congressman Doug LaMalfa,” […] The post CFC Mourns the Loss of Congressman Doug LaMalfa first appeared on California Family Council .
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Pregnancy Centers Back at SCOTUS: New Case Could Protect PRCs Nationwide
The U.S. Supreme Court is now considering First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin, a case that could dramatically strengthen constitutional protections for pro-life pregnancy centers nationwide. California Family Council (CFC) and our allies have warned for years that abortion-friendly officials may weaponize regulatory tools to intimidate ministries offering life-affirming help to women. This case […] The post Pregnancy Centers Back at SCOTUS: New Case Could Protect PRCs Nationwide first appeared on California Family Council .
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Newsom Signs Law Allowing Anonymous Abortion Prescriptions
Last Friday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed AB 260 into law, a bill that dangerously protects the distribution of abortion-inducing drugs like Mifepristone while shielding providers from accountability. AB 260 allows pharmacists to dispense abortion pills without including the prescriber’s name or pharmacy information on the label, making it nearly impossible for women, parents, or law […] The post Newsom Signs Law Allowing Anonymous Abortion Prescriptions first appeared on California Family Council .
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Texas Father Fights Back Against California Abortion Provider – CA Bill Could Shield Them
Nearly two months ago, a groundbreaking case testing the limits of CA state “shield laws” and Texas federal protections for life began. Jerry Rodriguez, a father from Texas, filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against Dr. Remy Coeytaux, a California-based abortion provider who mailed abortion drugs across state lines, resulting in the death of his unborn child. […] The post Texas Father Fights Back Against California Abortion Provider – CA Bill Could Shield Them first appeared on California Family Council .
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Final Showdown in Sacramento: 12 Dangerous Bills Threaten Life, Family, and Liberty
The California Legislature is entering its final week of floor sessions, and the stakes for families, children, and churches could not be higher. Lawmakers are rushing to push through some of the most radical bills we have seen all year, measures that undermine parental rights, enshrine abortion and assisted suicide, advance harmful transgender ideology, and […] The post Final Showdown in Sacramento: 12 Dangerous Bills Threaten Life, Family, and Liberty first appeared on California Family Council .
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California’s Surrogacy Trade Exposed: 21 Children, One Dark Industry
A recent surrogacy discovery in Arcadia, California, is forcing the question: “Who is the mother?” Authorities removed 15 toddlers from the Arcadia home of former Chinese government official Guojun Xuan and his wife, Silvia Zhang, after discovering a two-month-old with a traumatic head injury. In total, 21 children ranging from two months to 13 years […] The post California’s Surrogacy Trade Exposed: 21 Children, One Dark Industry first appeared on California Family Council .
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Sunset No More: Bill Would Make Assisted Suicide Law Permanent in CA
On August 20, California’s Assembly Appropriations Committee will consider Senate Bill 403, introduced by Senator Catherine Blakespear, a measure that could cement California’s assisted suicide law as a permanent fixture, without the review or accountability promised when it was first approved a decade ago. This may seem like a technical tweak, removing a “sunset clause” […] The post Sunset No More: Bill Would Make Assisted Suicide Law Permanent in CA first appeared on California Family Council .
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New Data: 1 in 10 Hurt by Abortion Pill; And California Doubles Down
California Family Council (CFC) is sounding the alarm on a sweeping abortion bill in California, AB 260, which is headed to the Senate Appropriations Committee after passing the Assembly and clearing two Senate hearings. The bill, authored by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry (D-Napa), is being hailed by pro-abortion advocates as a shield against out-of-state legal interference, but […] The post New Data: 1 in 10 Hurt by Abortion Pill; And California Doubles Down first appeared on California Family Council .
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Condoms, Lube, and No Age Limit: Planned Parenthood Invades Sacramento Libraries
Sacramento County has crossed a dangerous new line. In a move that sidesteps parental rights and raises serious concerns about the sexualization of children, the Sacramento Public Library has partnered with Planned Parenthood Mar Monte to install “sexual health resource cabinets” in 12 of its 28 public library branches. These cabinets contain condoms, dental dams, […] The post Condoms, Lube, and No Age Limit: Planned Parenthood Invades Sacramento Libraries first appeared on California Family Council .
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Pro-Life Californians Flood the Capitol with Life and Light
Under ominous clouds and high winds that threatened to blow away tents and banners, over 1000 pro-life Californians gathered at the State Capitol in Sacramento this Monday for the 5th Annual California March for Life. What followed was a vibrant public witness to the dignity of human life and a defiant act of hope in […] The post Pro-Life Californians Flood the Capitol with Life and Light first appeared on California Family Council .
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