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But the big reason for Japanese hesitancy around epidurals is cultural, according to moms, midwives and doctors, with a “natural” birth without pain relief viewed by some as an essential rite of passage in motherhood.

Then, despite Newsom signing the law, the cardroom industry spent more than $3 million in the lead up to the November election in retaliation against four lawmakers who played key roles in the bill’s passage.

And with the passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill,” it’s about to get worse.

This is akin to attributing a ship’s safe passage through rough seas to the first mate, not the captain.

Bass’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment following the bill’s passage.