“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
Social media posts
Claim dated 31 Mar 2022.
PolitiFact rated thisFalse
What PolitiFact found
The bill would not legalize killing newborns. It would prevent people from being prosecuted for ending a pregnancy, experiencing pregnancy loss or losing a baby after it is born due to a pregnancy-related cause.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
This claim spread on social media around 31 March 2022. PolitiFact (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 7 April 2022, 7 days later. Its rating was “False”.
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