Facing voter backlash, California Republicans recalibrate their antiabortion stance
The Life at Conception Act is fewer than 300 words, but its language leaves little room for ambiguity on abortion.
The bill, introduced in the U.S. House earlier in the congressional session, seeks "equal protection for the right to life of each born and preborn human person," specifying that it covers "all stages of life, including the moment of fertilization, cloning, or other moment at which an individual member of the human species comes into being."
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The legislation was co-sponsored by more than half of California's Republican congressional delegation including three representatives who face highly competitive races in the November midterm elections: Reps. Michelle Steel of Seal Beach, Mike Garcia of Santa Clarita and David Valadao of Hanford.
But in the two months since the Supreme Court's Dobbs ruling overturned Roe vs. Wade, stripping away constitutional protections for abortion, the candidates have been noticeably quiet on the issue. Nationally, Republican candidates in tight races have appeared on the defensive, releasing ads downplaying their antiabortion stances. Instead of celebrating the monumental reversal of Roe vs. Wade, the GOP is trying to turn the focus elsewhere, even as Democrats aim to keep the spotlight fixed on it.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/facing-voter-backlash-california-republicans-120028266.html
Too late assholes.