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California Moves End Private Sexual Conduct Laws
California enacts 1,285 new or revised laws in 1976, including ending criminal penalties for adultery and sodomy among adults, decriminalizing private sexual behavior, and allowing birth control for teens without parental knowledge. The package also tightens gun and drug penalties, expands unemployment contributions, designates the gray whale as the state marine mammal, and requires equal athletic opportunities in public schools.
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Sacramento
UPI
Edmund G. Brown Jr
California