Posted on 11/08/2022 9:25:51 PM PST by Morgana
California has solidified its stance as one of the most radically pro-abortion states in America as voters there approved a ballot measure to allow killing babies in taxpayer-funded abortions up to birth.
Unfortunately, with 37% of the vote calucated, Proposition 1 has an unsurprising lead of 69-31% in one of the most radically leftist states in the country.
Leading pro-life advocates and the Catholic Church campaign against the proposal.
San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantú, president of the California Catholic Conference, said the proposed state constitutional amendment is bad for women and children.
“California’s political leadership has made it clear that the state’s priority is to make it easy to end a pregnancy, but hard and expensive to keep one. Women, children and families deserve better,” Cantú wrote, joined by Orange Bishop Kevin Vann and Auxiliary Bishop Timothy Freyer.
The bishops said Proposition 1 would end what few limits on abortion California has and enshrine into the state constitution a “right” to taxpayer-funded “late-term abortion up until the moment of birth, even if both mother and child are healthy.”
Democrat lawmakers introduced the amendment earlier this year, arguing California needs to establish a “right” to abortion in response to the U.S. Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade in June.
But the lawmakers who championed the amendment have not been clear about exactly what it would do. Polls show California voters support the amendment but they also overwhelmingly oppose late-term abortions, which the amendment would allow.
The bishops pointed to a Rasmussen poll in August that found only 13 percent of California voters think abortions should be legal up to birth.
“California already has some of the most permissive abortion laws in the country,” the bishops continued. If it passes, the state would have “some of the most permissive abortion policies in the world,” joining countries like China and North Korea.
They also criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers for making the killing of unborn babies a top priority while ignoring families’ true needs.
“Our state budget allocated $20 million to provide for travel, missed wages, child care and even doula care for women from other states seeking abortions but Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the very same care for low-income California residents who maintain their pregnancies,” the bishops wrote. “There is no equity or even a push for parity in medical coverage for pregnant women and mothers.”
They continued:
Our state budget includes hundreds of millions of dollars for expanding abortion access while ignoring very real problems that currently plague it. The California legislature has budgeted $200 million to fund and expand abortion … —those are funds that could otherwise have paid for full prenatal care for 110,000 California women. They could have paid for labor and delivery costs for 28,000 new California mothers, or for a full year of rent for 12,000 California families.
In contrast, they said Catholics in the state have been working to expand support services for pregnant and parenting families, including through a new campaign called We Were Born Ready that equips Catholics to connect families in need with life-affirming service providers across state.
Together, the bishops urged Californians to reject the amendment and focus instead on creating a society that values every human life.
“We seek to create a world that cherishes every human life and identifies real solutions to the obstacles women face during pregnancy—so no woman feels her only choice is abortion,” they said.
California has the largest number of abortion facilities in the country at 168; New York is second with 89, according to a new ANSIRH study. A new law slated to go into effect next year will force all public colleges and universities to provide abortions on campus. Newsom and Democrat lawmakers also are working closely with the abortion industry to expand abortions in other ways.
State abortion facilities reported 132,680 abortions in 2017, according to the Guttmacher Institute.
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yes, oh yes!! My heart weeps tonight. As a native Californian and a senior of 81 years old, I shudder to think of what is coming to us here in our state. God's Judgement is sure to fall soon... Even so come quickly Lord Jesus....
Amen.
Yes, I second that!!!!
Ok. Fine.
Let those who would choose to murder their children do so. Good. Their wickedness ends with them and is not passed on to the next generation.
The problem with it being a constitutional amendment is that you cannot try to get something changed by a piece of legislation or a court case decision because “that’s against the constitution which guarantees the right of the abortionist” and so on.
The Michigan amendment discussion included someone who said they are certain the Dems already have test cases and phony injured parties ready to bring in as they did with homosexual “marriage” and gay rights. That sets it all in stone as “the constitution says....”.
Satan must be dancing in glee once again.
Sickening. Absolutely sickening to the max! Yuck! How evil can people be?! Barf!
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If there is a golden ticket that guarantees a seat in Hell, voting for prop 1 was that ticket.
Just look at the Nazis, muzzies and commies.
I voted No and thought this was the most important issue on the ballot. Shocked that it is losing by such a large margin. I don’t know what happened to the once beautiful state I call home. It has lost its soul.
America has developed a culture of death. There is not much left in this society that is commendable.
Dear God,
Forgive me for not opposing evil more vigorously. I confess this sin. I pray your judgment of my evil and sinful nation comes soon. Cleanse the world, your world of this stain. Make us pure again.
Amen
Worst news of the night.
Amen!
California is in for a massive earthquake, tsunami, or meteor strike very soon.
God is judging California right now...it doesn’t need to be a earthquake or meteor strike...inflation and a corrupt leadership will do the job.
what wickedness
first do no harm
Now the doctor in the delivery room can say” “congratulation Mrs. Smith...its a corpse” My. God.
Montana on the verge of legalizing infanticide. Baby survives an abortion, kill it anyway and throw the baby in the trash.
“...kill it AND HARVEST THE ORGANS TO SELL FOR A PROFIT”
/fixed
Yup
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