As you’ve have probably heard, the state of New York just removed virtually all legal protections for preborn children and safeguards for pregnant women victimized by the abortion industry.
Andrew Cuomo, the governor of New York, signed the Reproductive Health Act, or RHA, on the 46th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which the pro-life movement somberly remembered on the same day, January 22.
61M American children have died since that Supreme Court decision.
New York’s new law will endanger even more children and mothers than ever before.
Let’s discuss a few elements of this new law, Reproductive Health Act.
- RHA now legalizes abortion until the moment of birth but is not the only state to have done so.
In fact, six other states plus Washington, D.C., also allow abortion until birth: Alaska, Colorado, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oregon, & Vermont.
- But what makes the RHA stand out is how it was celebrated by the abortion movement. It was cheered and applauded and publicly celebrated in New York.
The bill passed the State Assembly by a large margin and was signed into law in the presence of the most radical and fringe abortion activists.
The signing was followed by a government-mandated celebration across iconic New York City. Gov. Cuomo ordered that historic landmarks around the city be lit up in pink – the beautiful color usurped by Planned Parenthood – to celebrate the impending deaths of New York’s most defenseless children.
One World Trade Center
Perhaps most egregiously, the spire of One World Trade Center, where eleven preborn children who died in 9/11 are memorialized, was lit in pink.
Cuomo said in a statement: “I am directing that New York’s landmarks be lit in pink to celebrate this achievement and shine a bright light forward for the rest of the nation to follow.”
When we label the wanton killing of our own children a “bright light,” we know we are in an age of unprecedented evil.
- Here are some basics of the new law, RHA:
Abortion is now legal in New York through all nine months of pregnancy on-demand for essentially any reason.
Abortion is now legal in New York through all nine months of pregnancy on-demand for essentially any reason. Click To TweetNew York no longer recognizes a human being as a person until after he or she has been born.
Once again, instead of being valued for simply being human, abortion activists continue to rely on the ambiguous and discriminatory label of “personhood” in order to justify killing an entire class of human beings. Humans have killed other humans throughout history because of race, gender, size, color, religion, geography, social class, and a host of other traits. Personhood is simply the latest discrimination factor and the current favorite of the abortion industry.
But even with that egregious application of the personhood discrimination label, children who survive abortion and are born are not protected by the law.
The RHA removes legal protections that once ensured that viable babies who survived abortion would be given medical treatment.
The RHA removes legal protections that once ensured that viable babies who survived abortion would be given medical treatment. Click To TweetThe bill reflects a pure, unadulterated hatred of children in the womb. But does the bill even protect women? Hardly.
For example:
The RHA says that certain non-physicians can now commit abortions in New York. What happened to giving women very best medical care for their abortions? Are we seeing a return to those back alley abortions that we heard about so many years ago?
The RHA also repeals New York laws that punish criminals who harm women in an attempt to kill their preborn children, leaving the mothers of wanted children to mourn without recourse to the state.
New York became the home of the first version of a Planned Parenthood clinic over one hundred years ago and has led the abortion movement for decades.
New York City is, by a large margin, the most abortion-dense area in the entire United States.
And, according to the city’s own documentation, more African-American children are aborted than born alive in NYC. You heard that correctly – more than ½ of Black babies in New York are already aborted. The the most dangerous place in New York City for a black baby is actually the womb.
And New York just celebrated this advancement of the culture of death with applause and pink lights.
The leading cause of death in America is the killing of children in the womb, and New York continues to promote and advance this culture of death.
Citations:
https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/new-york-state-senate-passes-expansive-abortion-bill/
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/laurettabrown/2019/01/25/heres-a-list-of-states-that-permit-abortion-up-to-birth-for-any-reason-n2540247
https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-directs-one-world-trade-center-and-other-landmarks-be-lit-pink-celebrate-signing
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/New-York-lawmakers-to-vote-on-abortion-rights-13551825.php
https://www.rhavote.com/
https://codes.findlaw.com/ny/public-health-law/pbh-sect-4164.html
I thought that this governor was a Catholic like his father was….certainly against the teachings of the Church. I seems as tho almost the whole United States has gone nuts since the advent of President Trump. Perhaps many of these uncaring people were results of their own mothers wanting to… Read more »
The hypocrisy of the liberal-democrats and the likes is beyond comprehension. While strongly pushing, advocating for the abortion, they keep their children, not abort, and enjoy a wholeness of a family. Case in point: Kathy Tran, the newly elected democrat in Virginia congress, herself HAS 4 children, but boldly, proudly… Read more »
Look at China and other countries that allow that inhuman, barbaric, evil killing take place, now they realize that the balance between male and female is off the chart, thus has led to trafficking girls to be brides or buying poor rural girls from countries around them (Vietnam, Laos, Campuchia,… Read more »
Evil begets evil.
Exactly right,Cindy!
Planned Parenthood is behind a great deal of the evil you see in the U.S. these days. It’s all about money and power. PP is given your tax money which it shares with the likes of Nancy Pelosi, who finances campaigns for office. That is why Dems can’t get rid… Read more »
I fully support the right of a woman to choose when to bear a child…..BEFORE conception. (“If you don’t want babies, don’t spread your leggies!”) When Planned Parenthood fought for legalization of the birth control pill, they used the argument that access to convenient birth control would virtually extinguish the… Read more »
This law is terribly awful! How can we let babies be murdered! I will continue to pray for these babies!! They should never be killed.
You should pray AND vote, not just pray. That’s call faith in action! If we don’t vote, those same barbaric politicians can run rampantly, no check and balance. Use your constitutional rights!
Please make sure we can save unborn….this brutality should not happen in
America. God’s beautiful creation within a woman cannot be destroyed. How can they let New York City get away with making such a law. We must continue to pray daily.
I personally will be following a path of volunteering in a Cbristian clinic which supports women. We need more Christia clinics in every community, every State, every city. We have a responsibility to not just shout No abortion..but to support guide and help without judgement! Every church should be supporting… Read more »
It is such an egregious law I am sick over it. I believe that Cuomo should be recalled. It is pure murder and I cannot understand how anyone supported this bill. God will have the last word on this.
this.
As the Executive Director Soundview Pregnancy Services, the only pregnancy medical clinic on Long Island, New York, I urge all of you who are so angry about this abortion bill to use your anger for good. Please don’t write off “New York” and those of us who are living here… Read more »
Great point, Doreen, and thanks for your excellent, hard work!
Although you talk a good game you will still support someone getting an abortion. That is what we as Christians think is wrong. No matter how bad things are there is always another way. Faith and hope is all that separates us from the evil in this world. Abortion is… Read more »
In the Bible,the book of Zach.12:1..it teaches that God is the one who puts the spirit of a person into that person..From the first moment of conception that creature is a person with a spirit..We are in the last days..Those who signed that law and the ones who applauded ..do… Read more »
My heart bleeds for any mother that would want to kill her baby, who she has carried and felt the baby kicking. What amazes me is the same person is for animal rights and against cruelty to animals. What about cruelty to babies in their mother’s womb?
Satin and his demons are well and alive. PEOPLE OPEN YOUR EYES!!!!!!!!!!!! Eternity is a long time. Childern are a gift from God.
Satan and his followers are working overtime to get us to break the laws that God wants us to follow to get back to His presence, so we must be on our guards at all times and avoid anything that may give Satan a chance to get you under his… Read more »
I have heard the abortion discussion so many times over my lifetime, but I have never heard anyone who agreed with full-term abortion. Absolutely shocking!
I have to agree with you how sad that someone would even think about it after being offered a chance to save the babies life. There are so many people out their that want children and can not have them.
This is is so wrong to kill a beautiful babys. We need to repent for this ugliness
What an absolute disgrace. Wonder how long before UK follows suit- I pray they won’t. The demons of hell have done a good job in manipulating the minds of New Yorkers. God have mercy on them and all those beautiful babies killed in the womb-which should be the safest place… Read more »
I am just sick about this right now. I was born and grew up in the State of New York. I went to college there for two years. I still have family living in New York State ! I am sick about this. We have had some pretty lame governors… Read more »
What can we do to end this slaughter?
I am so shocked and saddened by what is happening in New York. Never in my life did I believe this day would be here! My heart aches for all the little ones that have been aborted and never saw the light of day! There are so many couples who… Read more »
Eugenics is REAL. There are documentaries about this issue. The United States was involved before Hitler. I’m glad one person posted about this. Not many people are aware. Planned Parenthood was also involved.
Pretty sure lots of folks have never read the history of Eugenics in the U.S.. Thank Margaret Sanger and her henchmen. Our moral compass is ever pointing South, God help us.
You are absolutely right, E. Vandercook…the eugenists had the same plan as Hitler…to have a perfect race….and it reared it’s ugly head in the sterilzation of 1000s of Virginians that were placed in “training centers” for decades…some as minor as truancy or waywardness. Big scandal down here when people that… Read more »
New York is apparently a barbaric state. This is SO disgusting! There’s not enough money in the world to entice me to visit (OR live) in that wicked, stupid state! Stupid is as stupid does!
Shame! Shame! Shame! We should avoid patronizing New York in any way, shape or form. New York has disgraced our once proud Nation.
Please know that there are MANY wonderful Pro-Life Christians that live in New York and we are actively saving babies, but we need help and support! Please donate to New York pregnancy centers that are on the front lines. One is Soundview Pregnancy Services on Long Island. http://www.FriendsofSoundview.org
I join in with, I hope, millions of others who mourn what is happening in many of our states. “This grief is when grown adults, who show concern over a beached whale or any other wounded creature but celebrates the fate of an infant killed in the womb. I question… Read more »
I believe the same as you, I am convinced that God is JUDGING this country and our world. We need to pray like never before. My heart breaks for the innocent women that buy into the lie that they are better off aborting, rather then birthing to give the child… Read more »
Is this the thin edge of the eugenics wedge? The word ‘eugenics’ was coined back in the 1880s, by Darwin’s cousin, Sir Francis Galton, ‘eugenics’, meaning ‘well-born’ (from Greek εὖ eu, ‘well’ and γένος genos, ‘offspring’). In the early 20th century, eugenics flourished in the UK, in most European countries,… Read more »
O.K. For those of us who abhor abortion as murder, we have a JOB to do. First, we must BOTHER our Congressmen to REPEAL funding of Planned Parenthod. (the term makes me gag). Second, we MUST be brave about challenging abortion in social conversation, so we MUST know our facts… Read more »
How my heart hurts to know that 61M babies have been aborted when so many couples would love to have that child(ren) in their home. What is wrong that a baby has so little worth? Is there no absolute values anymore? Jesus, come soon.
AMEN!!!!!!
Satan is alive and active in this fallen world. Prayer has never been needed more! For the babies, the abortionists and spporters change of heart. God is bigger than this! “Do not grow weary indoig good”. Remember look at God not the problem. Have faith and stand firm.!
There are people who once were strong supporters of abortion who’ve changed their view; even doctors who once did many abortions, which just may be the result of fervent prayers. They repented, and now speak out against abortion with great conviction. Some watershed event occurred and they did a 180.… Read more »
Lucifer is on the move and has a lot of help.
“I knew you before I formed you in your mothers womb” Jaremiah 1:5
Where do we start to fight off this tremendous evil? We need to put our disgust to work and figure out how to mobilize to stop this slaughter!
Total disgrace – ashamed to say I live in New York
Me too, but we must not give up! “I must do something” always solves more problems than “Something must be done.” ~Author Unknown As Abby Johnson has said in numerous pro-life speeches, “Do something!” Thank you to Brian Fisher and Human Coalition. Thank you to all of our pro-life Pregnancy… Read more »
It breaks my heart to know that we are in an era where murder is being allowed and looked upon as if its any different from killing the child if it was 1 yrs old. So many people are willing to adopt, why would a women wait till 9 months… Read more »
Why not abort the babies life the day AFTER the baby is born? What a SICK slippery slope!
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke
They are turning the beautiful hope and promise of America into a disillusioned and perverse culture. I am appalled but I’ll continue to vote and call and write though they don’t listen nor do they care about this American citizen’s opinion. And, evidently they have no respect for females –… Read more »
Shared on Facebook. The word is getting out. My Dad (73) just today commented that this abortion stuff is really being talked about. He went on to say that at one time he thought a woman who’s been raped may be a reason for an abortion but now he’s rethought… Read more »
I am just shocked & greatly saddened by this satanic turn of events. I would like to be able to say that I will pray for Cuomo, but I can’t right now. Maybe that will come later.
Just what makes these abortionists and lobbyists and activists and so called “women” any different than ISIS? They are all terrorists–all home grown terrorists and need to all be arrested and given the death penalty themselves. They are evil and satanic and have no use for the human race. They… Read more »
When will this insanity stop? Will it take Jesus Christ coming down from Heaven for you people to wake up to the fact that Satan is taking control of our country and we are sitting here and doing nothing about it. WAKE UP PEOPLE WE ARE NOT IN CONTROL!
Sometimes, I believe that is exactly what it will take! Just reading in Isaiah yesterday 5:18 Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil. Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight. That’s where we are folks, The Lord said… Read more »
I have always questioned why it is so difficult to plan for an adoption, yet so easy to plan for an abortion. There are loving families who would love to adopt, yet it is difficult and very expensive.
I totally agree. Abortion is terrible and very painful to the baby. It is a baby from the moment of conception as far as I am concerned. You believers just be glad that I am not violent towards you
Antoinette, you make a very important point — why IS it so expensive to adopt a child, I wonder. Also, why is adoption not promoted/advertised much more than it is? Surely there must be ways so simplify the process and cause it to be less expensive!?
This is the most despicable law that has ever been passed in American history. The governor needs to be replaced and all the cheering crowd and smiling faces, except they repent, will one day themselves be weepers and wailers and be gnashing their teeth. The cries of those innocent babies… Read more »
They will need to cry out for mercy on their souls or be lost in hell. Murder is murder. This is life and they are killing. There must be something that can be done. Are we praying hard enough, long enough?
Lets call jt what it is. MURDER. not just abortion. They are not doctors they are murderers, its not a clinic its a murder mill. Cant imagine any woman who would allow murder in her womb. She is, therefore, as quilty as any other person who commits or is an… Read more »
What can we do to stop this! I am a retired L&D nurse and have fought and been a part of saving countless fetuses inutero premature and term…. this is an evil that needs to be stopped. America is a good and what I thought a country that has a… Read more »
The only reason so many are ok with this is because it’s not them being killed
I agree
So many people would love the chance to give these babies a loving home and family. But it’s better to kill them , ? It’s murder of the unborn . Pure and simple . And it’s celebrated .. makes me ashamed to be a part of the “Inhuman” race –… Read more »
They may let the child be born and then kill it…..easier.
Lord, have mercy on the people who do not support this horrific evil !!
You mean Lord, have mercy on the people who “DO” support horrific evil!! I hope.
The feminists have lost. Though they think they are victorious, it is the women who will suffer the pain, remorse and mental and physical health consequences of this law. Cuomo and his men affiliates have reason to celebrate. They have been freed from all responsibilities associated with the sexual act.… Read more »
I am absolutely disgusted and appalled at Governor Cuomo’s ignorance and/or wanton lack of any morals. These are not differences of opinion..half of the aborted are future women.
I think it is deplorable. In fact, I call the RHA the Reprehensible Heinous Act! It’s appalling that this could be legal in this country. This is the “land of the free,” but not if you are an unborn and unwanted child. God will surely judge us if we allow… Read more »
New York has joined the ranks of the insane Radical Left Wing Socialist Zealots that call themselves modern Democrats. There is no moral high ground in what New York abortionists have done with this new abomination they call an equal rights law, equal, certainty not for a helpless fetus and… Read more »
Yed indeed this Gov does most certainly need to be removed from office! This country we now live in has finally gone completely mad! The Bible predicts such things in the end times and we are most certainly ln the midst of those times now God will hold all these… Read more »
Is it only the politicians getting rich it’s causing this evil. Of all the people I know there are only few who are for abortions
All you can say is they all should be ashamed. Any ultra sound shows a living being..