Andrew Cuomo rejects the fundamental values of his faith by signing New York abortion law | Christine Flowers

Jan. 25-- or in the case of Mario, the sincere belief -- that abortion is wrong, a sin, a crime, or even something to be avoided. On Tuesday, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s abortion-legalizing decision in Roe v. Wade, Andrew signed the Reproductive Health Act into law. The law expands the state’s already liberal abortion laws to allow late-term abortions when “the patient is within 24 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.”

It’s no secret that the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion is more vulnerable now than it has been in the past 40 years. With the appointment of pro-life judge Brett Kavanaugh, there are five justices who are likely vote in support of overturning Roe. And with two of the court’s more liberal judges clocking in at 80+ years old, it’s possible that President Trump will get to add another pro-life judge, further increasing the likelihood that abortion could once again become illegal in the United States.

That’s a problem for people in blue states like New York, where many people are pro-choice. Elected leaders are feeling the pressure to step in to protect abortion rights.

So Andrew Cuomo stepped in, with a vengeance.

The law passed this week makes it impossible for the government to prevent a woman from choosing an abortion during the first six months. The state cannot step in to stop her. This could be catastrophic. Take Iceland, for example, where close to 100 percent of women who find out their babies have Down’s Syndrome choose to have an abortion. Imagine if women in America could wait up to six months to choose abort their babies for issues even less devastating than Down’s Syndrome. What if a woman chose to abort because she wanted a boy instead of a girl? That’s feasible under Cuomo’s law.

The law also legalizes abortion up to the moment of birth if the mother’s life is in danger. In short: The law values the life of the mother more than the life of the child.

Mario Cuomo was opposed to abortion personally, but would not deprive others of that “right.”

That was bad enough, but at least he seemed apologetic.

Andrew Cuomo embraces abortion rights, celebrates the victory and rejects the fundamental values of his faith without blinking an eye.

This Big Apple fell very far from the tree.

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