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NY State Senate Adjourns NO ABORTION EXPANSION this year

 

THANK YOU GOD and all the Efforts, Actions and Prayers of so so many that "Abortion Expansion" was never approved, even after many efforts.
The NEW YORK SENATE 2018 Legislative Session, is adjourned until January 2019 unless recalled to an extraordinary session in the interim.

There were many efforts to Pass "Abortion Expansion", and when it didn't leave the NY Senate Health Committee some Senators still tried attaching "Abortion Expansion" as a hostile amendment in the Senate to cram it through.
With Good Senate Leadership this never happened.

(Please Thank Your Senator if they were, one of the Senators that Stood Strong Against #AbortionExpansion )

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Our meeting with the Lohud/Journal News editorial board yesterday, livestreamed

HVCL co-directors Judith Anderson, Antoinette Cosentino, and Tom Faranda, in a forty minute "Editorial Spotlight", critiquing the newspaper board's support for expanding abortion in NY State - including third trimester abortions - and making it a FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT.

Here is the newspaper original editorial Editorial: New York must update its abortion law

And here is the meeting with the editorial board.

Hudson Valley Coalition for Life, February 26, 2013

HVCL co-directors meet with Lohud/Journal News board tomorrow; a webcast @ 3PM Tuesday

The Journal News editorialized on February 15th in favor of increasing the abortion rate in NY & loosening requirements for late term/third term abortions in the state.

Here is the editorial, which reads like a press release from the pro-abortion lobby -

Editorial: New York must update its abortion law

Three of the Hudson Valley Coalition for Life co-directors (Judith Anderson, Tom Faranda, and Antoinette Cosentino, MD) will meet with the editors to point out the ramifications of making abortion a "fundamental right" in NY State.

The meeting will be webcast on the Lohud site starting at 3 o'clock, Tuesday, February, 26th. It will be available for viewing on the site live and after it's completion. To view and/or offer comments through email, twitter or facebook, go to the Lohud home site and to the "multimedia" drop box.

40% New York City abortion rate prompts meeting of religious leaders

The rate is 60% among black women ...

Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan of New York joined other local religious leaders on Thursday in calling for a new effort to reduce the number of abortions in the city. The annual figure has averaged 90,000 in recent years, or about 40 percent of all pregnancies, twice the national rate.

ACT NOW - SENATE "REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT" DUE FOR VOTE!

ACTION ALERT! New York State "Reproductive Health Act," S.5808/A.11484:

Call Senator Leibell's local office at 845-279-3773 and they will contact Albany. Use letter below for some talking points. Call your Senator today!

Sister Lucy Marie Vasile at the Sisters of Life, NYS Catholic Conference, Hudson Valley Coalition for Life and No. Westchester and Putnam Center for Life are all on board here. The legislative session in Albany is scheduled to end within days and there's still a grave risk that the Reproductive Health Act may come to the floor of the Senate for a vote. 

 

This radical bill would establish abortion as a "fundamental right" and eliminate any possibility of reasonable regulations, such as parental notification laws.  It may also seriously threaten the religious liberty of our Church, especially religious hospitals, schools, and social welfare agencies.  For more information, please visit the website of the New York State Catholic Conference: http://www.nyscatholic.org/pages/news/show_newsDetails.asp?id=343.

 

Now, it is all the more important that we contact our Senators to express our opposition to this bill.  Even if you have done this before, you should do it again. No Senator's vote should be taken for granted, and none should be conceded.

 

Please urge all your contacts, friends, and relatives to send emails through the Catholic Conference's Catholic Advocacy Network http://capwiz.com/nyscatholicconference/issues/alert/?alertid=15159056&type=ST&show_alert=1 and to call their Senator's Albany office ASAP. 

 

 

Here is the Catholic Advocacy Network sample letter at the above link on RHA, S.5808/A11484

 

"As your constituent, I write to register my strong opposition to the 
Reproductive Health Act," S.5808/A.11484. This bill contains very broad
language that would declare a fundamental 'right of privacy' in state law.
It opens the door to extreme results.  It would:

-       Legalize abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, for
virtually any reason; - Make abortion immune from any reasonable state
regulation such as parental notification or informed consent; - Repeal
current law that requires doctors to perform abortions and allow any
"health care practitioner" to provide it.

  It could:

-   Force all hospitals to allow abortions, including religious hospitals
and others whose mission statements oppose it; -    Force all insurance
plans, including those of Catholic employers, to cover abortion; -      
Compel doctors and nurses to counsel for abortion, refer for abortion and
otherwise facilitate abortion against their wishes.

Contrary to the notion that this bill would allow "freedom of choice,"
this proposal would deny freedom of choice to individuals and institutions
that prefer not to support or condone abortion.  Because the bill declares
that the state "may not discriminate" against the exercise of abortion in
providing "benefits, facilities, services or information," it could compel
every institution licensed or funded by the state to support, cover and/or
allow abortions.

While this legislation is being promoted as a mere "update" to New York's
laws, in reality it is an extreme measure that would prevent you, the
legislature, the people's elected representatives, from enacting any
reasonable and necessary regulations on abortion.

I implore you to do all within your power to prevent this bill from coming
to a vote, especially at this late date in the session.  Thank you for
your attention to these serious concerns.  I look forward to hearing from
you.

Sincerely,"

 

Thanks for your immediate action!

Pro-life Gubernatorial Candidate Carl Paladino at Meet 'n Greet in Yonkers

  

Mr. Carl Paladino, successful Buffalo businessman, is looking to win the Republican primary, in part, because he is the only completely pro-life candidate for Governor of New York. His platform is one of practical fiscal reform that will halt New York's tax and spend politics, create jobs and incentivize business, and demand transparency and accountability to the people. For these reasons he was the welcomed guest on Friday, May 21, at the Yonkers Hudson Cliff House home of Mr. & Mrs. Steve Acunto. Mr. Acunto is the Honorable Vice Consul of the Republic of Italy, Chairman of the Italian Academy Foundation, Inc., and founder and president of CINN Group.

Carl Paladino, in addition to his business acumen and his Albany-outsider approach to problems, is refreshingly and staunchly pro-life, defending the inalienable "right to life" of all citizens at every stage of life. He defends as duty the lives of all citizens, from conception to natural death.

The Republican primary race for Governor of New York is also monitoring the busy campaigns of Rick Lazio and Steve Levy. Democrat Andrew Cuomo officially joined the field this weekend, a move that has been expected for some time.

An interesting cross-section of pro-life leaders attended the Yonkers Q&A and luncheon that drew politicians, businessmen and women and community leaders and activists including the Honorable John Spencer, former Mayor of Yonkers and former candidate for U.S. Senate from New York; Joseph J. DioGuardi, former member of the U.S. House of Representatives (and only CPA in Congress) currently running for the U.S. Seante seat of Kirsten Gillibrand.

Also in attendance Elizabeth Costanzo, President of the Westchester Right to Life Party; Barbara Meara, Chairperson of the NYS Right to Life Committee; representatives from Katonah's Montfort Academy; Ralph Lorigo Chairman of the Erie County Conservative Party, Sebastian and Joy Dechiario and Richard Fuerst of the Westchester-Putnam Right to Life Committee; Judith Anderson, co-director of the Hudson Valley Coalition for Life; Sarah Belair and Mary d'Ablemont of Bronxville; representatives from Healthy Respect, a chastity-based sex education program for youth and parents; well-known local political activist, the Honorable Vincenza Restiano, former 12-year President of the Yonkers City Council; Mr. Michael Caputo and Paladino-for-Governor Political Campaign Manager John Haggerty, among others.

Mr. Paladino needs the enthusiastic support of a strong pro-life coalition to win, and that means everyone! Go to www.Paladinoforthepeople.com Take a minute right now and join Carl's online Pro-Life Coalition at http://Paladinoforthepeople.com/coalition-prolife.php

The Hudson Valley Coalition for Life's LifeNet Online will watch the candidates closely and keep you informed with frequent postings and updates between now and the election.

Letter from Westchester/Putnam Right to Life Committee to Republican Committee Chairman

We can send this at a word document attachment to anyone who would like it -

Westchester-Putnam Right To Life Committee

P.O. Box 157, Katonah, New York  10536

(914) 232-1168

 

 

                    May 17, 2010

 

Mr. Douglas Colety, Chairman

Westchester County Republic Committee

214 Mamaroneck Avenue

White Plains, New York  10601

 

Dear Chairman Colety:

 

    It is our understanding that delegates from the local Republican Committees will be meeting shortly to select candidates for federal, state and local offices in our area.  The pro-life community is concerned that the candidates that you select for these offices be strong supporters of family values and the sanctity of human life.  In the past, the voters in our area have been given very little opportunity to vote for candidates, from any major party, that they feel comfortable with, who would support these values.  Under no circumstances will the pro-life community support any candidate from any party that supports abortion or is not a supporter of family values!

 

    Recent polls have shown that the tide is changing and that the majority of Americans now oppose abortion.  The recent passage of the National Health Care Bill, which opens the door for federally funded abortion, has further increased the political awareness of those who support the sanctity of human life.

 

    In the past few years, supporters of life and family values have been extremely active in a number of local races where the candidates have stood up for and supported family values.  Of note are the victories of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino and Yonkers Mayor Phil Amicone, as well as Assemblyman Greg Ball, all unabashedly pro-life.  Additionally, pro-life citizens worked hard, albeit unsuccessfully, to unseat Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins, because of her support for the Reproductive Health Act.  These races drew a great deal of support from the pro-life community, both as volunteers and in providing financial support. 

 

    At your upcoming meeting, we understand that your committees will have an ample supply of candidates for many of the races you will be considering.  On behalf of the pro-life community, we request that you choose candidates who are strong supporters of family values and the sanctity of human life.

 

    I would greatly appreciate hearing from you on this matter. 

 

                    Sincerely,

 

 

 

                    Alan P. Mehldau

                    Chairman

APM:ldl

 

New York “Choose Life” Lawsuit is Victorious in Federal 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals

Contact: Dr. Elizabeth Rex at (914) 629-3710 or Jeff Shafer, Esq. at (202) 637-4609

NEW YORK - In a stunning decision released on March 7^th, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed Attorney General Eliot Spitzer’s second attempt to ban the phrase “Choose Life” from a pro-adoption specialty plate in NY State.

The Attorney General’s first defeat occurred in January, 2005, when a federal judge ruled that The Children First Foundation (CFF) had sufficiently alleged constitutional violations involving freedom of speech and equal protection under the law. The August 2005 trial date was postponed when the state appealed the federal court ruling to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals.

The three-judge panel decision states that CFF’s complaint “specifically alleges that defendants denied the picture-plate application ‘based on their disagreement with [the] life-affirming viewpoint expressed on the plate.’ On a motion to dismiss, we must accept this allegation, and all reasonable inferences drawn from it, as true.” The appellate decision further states that “[e]ven if defendants are correct that the picture-plate program is a nonpublic forum (...) the complaint alleges that defendants engaged in viewpoint discrimination, and it is clearly established that, even in a nonpublic forum, restrictions on speech must be reasonable and viewpoint neutral.”

CFF’s Alliance Defense Fund attorneys, Jeff Shafer and Brian Raum, were particularly pleased that the decision did not grant qualified immunity to any of the defendants, including Governor George Pataki and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who are being sued for constitutional violations in both their individual and official capacities.

“No one is above the law,” explained Dr. Elizabeth Rex, President of The Children First Foundation. “This appellate court ruling is another great victory for freedom of speech and equal treatment under the law for all New Yorkers.”