ALBANY, April 30  The halls of the New York State House were filled with prolifers, who traveled from all parts of the state Tuesday for the annual Lobby for Life Day, organized by the New York State Right to Life Committee.

Over 500 lobbyists came to meet with their state senators and assembly representatives and make clear our opposition to the abortion component of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s still unrevealed “Women’s Equality Agenda.”

Dubbed “The Reproductive Health Act” or the “abortion-expansion bill,” this legislation promises to guarantee that abortion is protected and available throughout nine months of pregnancy.

The turnout was so large that extra chairs had to be brought to “The Well” for the opening meeting  and, even then, the audience spilled onto the stairs at the far side of the atrium.

The speakers included Mary Spalding Balch, National Right to Life General Legal Counsel; Brendan Flynn, a coma survivor, whom doctors had recommended be left alone to die; and Assm. Annie Rabbitt (R-98 AD, which includes part of Ramapo in Rockland), a strong prolife advocate and sponsor of The Women’s Right to Know Act (A.3252).

Other prolife legislators who addressed the crowd included: Sens. Hugh Farley, Greg Ball, the sponsor for Lobby for Life Day, Kathy Marchione, and Assms. Steven McLaughlin and David Di Pietro.

Recently  more groups from Rockland signed on to the New Yorkers for Life Statement of Principles.

If your group would like to join the ever-growing coalition of organizations (see the whole list here) representing New Yorkers who oppose Gov. Cuomo’s efforts to expand abortion even further in our state, please click here for more information.

Most recently joined:
Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Joan of Arc Court #604 (Stony Point, NY)
The Rachel Ministry (Stony Point, NY)

Knights of Columbus Triune Council (Pearl River, NY)
40 Days for Life (Spring Valley, NY)
Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Anne #866 (Piermont, NY)
Help Rescue our Children (Monsey, NY)
Men’s Club of St. John’s Church (Piermont, NY)
Respect Life Group (Rockland Cty,  NY)
St. Augustine Youth Group (New City, NY)
St. Margaret’s Pro-Life Cenacle (Pearl River, NY)
St. Margaret’s Altar and Rosary Society (Pearl River, NY)
Rockland Right to Life Committee
Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship (New City)
Good Counsel Homes (Spring Valley)
Rockland Catholic Coalition
Living Waters Fellowship (Suffern)
Sacred Heart Church Respect Life Group (Suffern)
St. Francis of Assisi Church (West Nyack)
Blessings of Health  (Stony Point)

Albany, April 15 — Hundreds and hundreds of prolife New Yorkers packed West Capitol Park and lined the streets with signs asking our government officials, “Can’t we love them both?”  The event was planned by the coalition New Yorkers for Life and drew in individuals and groups from all across the state united in opposition to the governor’s plan to expand late-term abortion.

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Statement from Kathleen Gallaher from the NYS Catholic Conference

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You’ll see footage from the 40 Days for Life in Spring Valley in this News 12 video.

NEWS ALERT

 NYS Right to Life Airs Radio Ads to Expose
Governor’s Extreme Abortion Agenda

Beginning today, New York State Right to Life is airing radio ads in several key districts to alert New Yorkers to Governor Cuomo’s extreme abortion agenda. This legislation seeks to make abortion a fundamental human right, comparable to freedom of religion or freedom of speech. It would allow abortion through all nine months of pregnancy, allow non-doctors to perform this surgical procedure and threaten the conscience rights of those who don’t wish to be complicit with abortion.

Listen to our radio spot.

Sister Lucy Marie, of the Sisters of Life and Respect Life Coordinator for the Archdiocese of New York, has sent this message:

Dear Friends,

As you are aware, we have been working for the last few months to organize opposition to the Reproductive Health Act, the bill that would expand abortion here in New York.

A coalition has been formed with other state-wide groups, called New Yorkers for Life, as a focal point for these efforts. New Yorkers for Life has been asking for organizations to sign in support of the “Statement of Principles.”

Here is the current list of organizations which support the principles of New Yorkers for Life. [Among them, you’ll find the Rockland Right to Life Committee, Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship in New City, Good Counsel Homes, the Rockland Catholic Coalition, Living Waters Fellowship in Suffern, Sacred Heart Church Respect Life Group, St. Francis of Assisi Church, and Blessings of Health in Stony Point, 40 Days for Life (Spring Valley, NY), Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Anne #866 (Piermont, NY), Help Rescue our Children (Monsey, NY), Men’s Club of St. John’s Church (Piermont, NY), Respect Life Group (Rockland Cty,  NY), St. Augustine Youth Group (New City, NY),
St. Margaret’s Pro-Life Cenacle (Pearl River, NY), St. Margaret’s Altar and Rosary Society (Pearl River, NY)]

We would like for there to be many more organizations signed on so we are again encouraging all parishes, K of C Councils, religious orders, pregnancy centers, small businesses, etc. to review this and spread the word and get many more to sign on the statement of principles.

Our goal is to take the list into legislative offices to show our lawmakers that organizations in their districts support life and are opposed to abortion expansion.

Thank you and God bless you.
Sr. Lucy Marie
Respect Life Coordinator
Archdiocese of New York