Anti-vaxxer threw menstrual cup filled with BLOOD at California lawmakers and yelled 'that's for the dead babies!' to protest new law banning vaccine exemptions for kids

  • Rebecca Lee Dalelio, 43, was arrested at the California State Capitol on Sept. 13 
  • She was in balcony when state senate passed hotly disputed vaccination bill 
  • Dalelio flung a menstrual cup filled with blood at lawmakers in protest
  • The incident set off a panic as chamber was immediately evacuated 
  • New law closes loopholes allowing for exemptions to mandated vaccinations 

An anti-vaxxer protesting a California law cracking down on phony doctor exemptions for children vaccinations threw a menstrual cup filled with blood at state senators after they voted to pass the bill, it has been revealed.

The incident took place at the California State Capitol in Sacramento on September 13.

Rebecca Lee Dalelio, 43, was sitting in the balcony above the Senate Gallery as legislators voted to approve a pair of bills that restricted vaccine exemptions for children attending California schools.

Authorities allege that Dalelio threw her menstrual cup at lawmakers, prompting state senators to evacuate the chamber, which remained closed for the rest of that evening.

Rebecca Lee Dalelio, 43
Rebecca Lee Dalelio, 43

Rebecca Lee Dalelio, 43, of Boulder Creek, California, was arrested on September 13 after she threw a cup filled with a red liquid at California state senators in Sacramento

The container with a red liquid turned out to be a menstrual cup filled with blood, the state senate confirmed

The container with a red liquid turned out to be a menstrual cup filled with blood, the state senate confirmed

‘That’s for the dead babies,’ Dalelio yelled at around 5:15 p.m after throwing the cup filled with red liquid, according to The Sacramento Bee.

At the time, the California Highway Patrol described the menstrual cup as ‘a feminine hygiene device containing what appeared to be blood.’

Dalelio, a resident of Boulder Creek, California, was arrested without incident, according to officers.

She posted $10,000 bond and was released from Sacramento County Main Jail the next day, the Bee reported.

Her Facebook page, which has since been deactivated, is reported to have once contained numerous posts which spread conspiracy theories about vaccinations. 

Blood stains were also seen on Glazer's desk (as seen in the image above)

Blood stains were also seen on Glazer's desk (as seen in the image above)

State Senator Steve Glazer, who had blood splattered on his head, tweeted a photo that he took while inside a doctor's office hours after the incident
State Senator Steve Glazer

State Senator Steve Glazer, a Democrat who represents Ordina, had blood splattered on his head. He tweeted a photo (left) that he took while inside a doctor's office hours after the incident

A California Highway Patrol Officer photographs a desk that had blood stains on it on Friday, September 13

A California Highway Patrol Officer photographs a desk that had blood stains on it on Friday, September 13

The state senate confirmed on Wednesday that the red liquid was indeed blood, according to The San Francisco Chronicle.

‘While lab tests confirmed that the substance thrown from the Senate Gallery was human blood, it was negative for any blood borne pathogens or infections,’ Secretary of the Senate Erika Contreras wrote in a letter Wednesday to staffers.

A menstrual cup functions similarly - and can be an alternative - to a tampon in that it collects menstrual fluid.

State Senator Steve Glazer, a Democrat who represents Ordina, was one of the legislators hit by the blood.

He said that some of the blood was splattered onto his head.

Glazer tweeted a photo of himself at the doctor’s office being examined.

Anti-vaxxers have fiercely opposed the new law which seeks to close loopholes that have been used by parents of California schoolchildren to obtain exemptions for vaccinations. Opponents of the legislation are seen above in the California State Assembly on September 9

Anti-vaxxers have fiercely opposed the new law which seeks to close loopholes that have been used by parents of California schoolchildren to obtain exemptions for vaccinations. Opponents of the legislation are seen above in the California State Assembly on September 9

‘A couple hours of sleep since our Senate adjournment around 3am and I’m at a doctors appointment to follow safety protocols from blood exposure,’ Glazer wrote in the caption.

‘Still absorbing it all. But as my hat says Relax!

‘Thankful that none of my Senate colleagues appear hurt and we finished our work.’

The State Senate hired a hazmat crew to clean the chamber.

‘While the actions of one individual were damaging on many fronts, our response showed the resilience and determination of the Senate and will in no way change our commitment to continue our work on behalf of the citizens of California,’ according to Contreras.

The controversial legislation, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newson, is aimed at closing a loophole that was used by anti-vaxxers to obtained exemptions for their children.

Despite protesters' outrcry, the law is widely regarded by health advocates as a necessary step to keep vaccination rates high enough to sustain herd immunity, which is threatened in the US by poor vaccination rates and measles outbreaks. 

Up until now, a handful of doctors have circumvented even California's relatively strict state laws, which allow only medical exemptions, by selling slips that claimed children were exempt for 'allergies' or 'family history.'