HORROR: New York
Set To Legalize Abortion Up To Birth
By Amanda Prestigiacomo
@amandapresto
January 22, 2019
The womb will become an even less safe place for unborn
babies in New York come Tuesday. Democrat legislators are set to legalize
abortion up to birth and remove the fatal procedure from the state's criminal
code altogether with the passing of the euphemistically named Reproductive
Health Act.
The proposed legislation
erases the current limitation on abortion in the state, which is set at 24
weeks. The Reproductive Health Act states, "every individual who becomes
pregnant has the fundamental right to choose to carry the pregnancy to term, to
give birth to a child, or to have an abortion."
So long as a licensed practitioner acts in "good
faith," a baby can be murdered in the womb up to birth in order "to
protect the patient's life or health." Notably, the meaning of the word
"health" is not defined within the legislation.
"A health care practitioner licensed, certified, or
authorized under title eight of the education law, acting within his or her
lawful scope of practice, may perform an abortion when, according to the
practitioner's reasonable and good faith professional judgment based on the
facts of the patient's case: the patient is within twenty-four weeks from the
commencement of pregnancy, or there is an absence of fetal viability, or the
abortion is necessary to protect the patient's life or health," reads the
legislation.
The bill is set to be passed in the state legislature on
Tuesday to commemorate the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
"This is only the beginning of the protections that
we will have for our women, for our environment, criminal-justice reform,
education — the list goes on," Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D-Yonkers)
told The Democrat & Chronicle, reports FaithWire.
"But in January, the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we will make our
statement, we will make our mark."
"The bill also removes abortion from the definition
of homicide, and from the penal code entirely," reports the Times Union.
"Opponents say this limits prosecutors when they look to charge
individuals who harm a woman's unborn child in a domestic violence case or
otherwise. Supporters say, in such cases, there remain plenty of other, much
harsher criminal charges at prosecutors' disposal."
Since New York Republicans lost control of the Senate in
November, the bill is expected to pass with Democrat support. Gov. Andrew Cuomo
(D-NY), a Catholic, is expected to sign the legislation.
"As many of you know, the Governor is pushing again
for abortion through birth and even after with so-called 'Reproductive Health
Act.' Now he has an anti-Life Democrat-led Senate to help him get it
through," posted pro-life group New York State Right to Life via Facebook.
URGENT: Today begins the 2019 Session at the NYS
Legislature. As many of you know, the Governor is pushing again for abortion
through birth and even after with so-called "Reproductive Health Act"
(S.240/A.21) Now he has an anti-Life Democrat-led Senate to help him get it
through. Click on photo for our Memo, share widely, and call your State
Senators and Assemblymembers immediately to stop this horror. #LATETERMCHILDRENFEELPAIN
In 2014, Cuomo infamously said pro-lifers
have no place in the state:
"Who are they?" Cuomo asked rhetorically during
a radio interview, complaining about opposition to the anti-Second Amendment
SAFE Act. “Are they these extreme conservatives who are right-to-life,
pro-assault-weapon, anti-gay? Is that who they are? Because if that’s who they
are and they’re the extreme conservatives, they have no place in the state of
New York, because that’s not who New Yorkers are."
UPDATE: As reported by Life
News, the Reproductive Health Act passed on Tuesday evening in a 38-24 vote. A
reporter from New York Public Radio said someone yelled, "May almighty God
have mercy on this state!" promptly following the Senate vote.
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