{"id":2111,"date":"2013-01-25T09:05:00","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T09:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/democrats-for-life-challenge-new-york-abortion-law\/"},"modified":"2013-01-25T09:05:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-25T09:05:00","slug":"democrats-for-life-challenge-new-york-abortion-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2013\/01\/democrats-for-life-challenge-new-york-abortion-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats for Life challenge New York abortion law"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

Washington D.C., Jan 25, 2013 \/ 02:05 am (CNA<\/a>).- A group of pro-life Democrats is protesting radical abortion legislation in New York, as well as assertions that there is no place for them in the Democratic Party.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cNew York women do not actually need greater access to abortion, but a more supportive system to allow real choice should they want to bring their pregnancies to term,\u201d said Democrats for Life of America in a Jan. 17 statement.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cLooser abortion restrictions will do nothing to help women who feel financially strapped or who lack family support and often turn to abortion as a last resort,\u201d the group added.<\/p>\n

\tThe statements come in response to the reintroduction of New York\u2019s \u201cReproductive Health Act\u201d to the state senate. Catholic governor Andrew Cuomo has supported the measure as part of a larger plan to advance \u201cwomen's equality\u201d within the state.<\/p>\n

\tDemocrats for Life also voiced strong objections to New York senator Jeff Klein's suggestion that in order to be a true Democrat, one must support the abortion expansion.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt is clear that Senator Klein does not fully understand the importance of diversity within our party, the strength of a big tent policy, or the real needs of women,\u201d the organization said, noting that \u201cthere are 21 million Democrats who self-identify as pro-life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe statement pointed to Gallup polls in recent years showing that 84 percent of Democrats support informed consent laws and 61 percent support parental consent requirements for minors seeking abortions.<\/p>\n

\tA majority of Democrats also supported a 24-hour waiting period before an abortion and a ban on partial-birth abortions.<\/p>\n

\tDemocrats for Life rejected the proposed \u201creproductive health\u201d bill, calling it the \u201cmost sweeping abortion legislation in the nation.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe group explained that the bill would allow abortions throughout all nine months of pregnancy for virtually any reason with almost no restrictions.<\/p>\n

\tMany of the potentially far-reaching consequences of the legislation are due to provisions that circumvent abortion limitations when necessary to protect a woman's health.<\/p>\n

\tIn the historic Doe v. Bolton case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that \u201chealth of the mother\u201d provisions can include nearly any justification for abortion, including stress, morning sickness or a general decrease in quality of life.<\/p>\n

\tCritics of the bill argue that this would result in nearly unrestricted abortions in the state, allowing late-term abortions, permitting non-doctors to perform abortions and rendering abortion limitations meaningless.<\/p>\n

\tConcerns have also been raised over the bill's conscience protections, which may be too narrowly crafted to allow hospitals and clinics to continue receiving state funds if they refuse to perform abortions.<\/p>\n

\tThe proposed legislation would also change the state\u2019s definition of manslaughter so that it would no longer apply if a woman was killed from an abortion.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\tDemocrats for Life criticized these radical aspects of bill, arguing that they are \u201cout of touch with the views of most Americans, out of touch with the views of most Democrats, and could hamper real reform for women's rights.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cNew York City has the highest abortion rate in the nation with 40 percent of pregnancies ending in abortion,\u201d the organization pointed out. \u201cAmong non-Hispanic blacks, 60 percent of pregnancies end in abortion, and among non-Hispanic black teens that number grows to 72 percent.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cEven a majority of pro-choice women believe the abortion rate is too high,\u201d the group said. \u201cHow will greater access and less safe abortions help women?\u201d<\/p>\n

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