91: Everything you need to know about March For life and Lobbying details

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming California March for Life and key legislation related to the Safely Surrendered Baby Law.

In this episode of Coffee Culture in the Capitol, Sophia Lorey and Greg Burt break down what to expect at the upcoming California March for Life on March 16 and highlight two life-affirming bills attendees will be encouraged to support when they visit legislators at the State Capitol. The conversation focuses on AB 1628 and AB 2073, two proposals aimed at strengthening California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law. The hosts explain how AB 1628 would extend the surrender window for newborns from 72 hours to 30 days, giving mothers in crisis more time to safely surrender a child without facing abandonment charges. They also discuss AB 2073, which would allow hospitals and fire stations to install Safe Haven baby boxes—secure, climate-controlled incubators that allow anonymous surrender and have already helped save infants across the country. Sophia also reviews several sweeping abortion laws signed in California after the overturning of Roe v. Wade, explaining how recent legislation expanded abortion access, lowered medical requirements, and allocated taxpayer funding for out-of-state abortion travel. Later in the episode, Greg dives into a growing controversy in California schools…

People in this episode

Hosts: Sophia Lorey, Greg Burt

Topics covered

• March for Life
• California legislation
• abortion laws
• parental rights
• gender identity policies

Keywords

• California March for Life
• AB 1628
• AB 2073
• Safely Surrendered Baby Law
• abortion access
• PRISM training
• parental rights

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: California March for Life, California, California’s Safely Surrendered Baby Law, PRISM, Supreme Court of the United States, California schools, AB 1628, AB 2073

Books & works: Roe v. Wade

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