New York Sun covers church-state Spitzer abortion battle

This morning's New York Sun had a fairly detailed feature about the Spitzer abortion bill. The only coverage we've seen so far!

The full article is very worth reading; we have excerpted some of the more ludicrous statements of the pro-abortion mavens and the obvious response.

Abortion Battle Brews Between Spitzer, Church - February 19, 2008 - The New York Sun

Administration officials say the church is exaggerating the impact of the bill on Catholic facilities and, for the time being, have ruled out adjusting the language.

Mr. Spitzer unveiled the bill, which is called the Reproductive Health and Privacy Protection Act, in April. This year, his administration has signaled that the measure is a top priority, causing alarm among church leaders.

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"Nobody will be required to perform an abortion," an assistant counsel to the governor, Lisa Ullman, said in an interview.

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Kelli Conlin, the executive director of the New York affiliate of Naral, the organization formerly known as the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League, said the legislation provides the "absolute right of women to access the service" but does not demand that an institution perform abortions. (LifeNet editors note: Huh?)

Now here's the point --

"If they grant us a license, which is a state action, they will be discriminating," a legal coordinator for the archdiocese, Edward Mechmann, said. "The right to abortion would have more protection under New York's law than the right to free exercise of religion."

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"If the intent is not to force our hospitals and other facilities to perform abortions or make direct referrals or promote abortion, then why not amend the bill?" a spokesman for the Catholic Conference, Dennis Poust, said by e-mail.

"Why not include specific language that says the bill does not apply to institutions owned, operated or sponsored by a religious institution? They are well aware of our concerns and have been shown zero interest in amending the bill. We have had lengthy discussions at the highest level of the administration on this and have gotten the cold shoulder," he said.

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