If you haven’t heard the shocking news, on Tuesday, New York’s legislature voted to allow abortion up until the moment of birth. Please see more about that here and here.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo — who has called the death penalty “morally indefensible” — signed the bill into law.

Cuomo then directed the World Trade Center and other landmarks to be lit pink in celebration.

Fox News reports:

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, along with the Catholic Bishops in the state signed a letter condemning the bill, saying “our beloved state has become a more dangerous one for women and their unborn babies.”

“Our governor and legislative leaders hail this new abortion law as progress. This is not progress,” the bishops wrote. “Progress will be achieved when our laws and our culture once again value and respect each unrepeatable gift of human life, from the first moment of creation to natural death.”

Prominent Catholic laypeople — such as Dr. Taylor Marshall, First Things magazine editor Matthew Schmitz, and author John Zmirak — are now calling for Cuomo’s ex-communication.

https://twitter.com/TaylorRMarshall/status/1088131595901513728

https://twitter.com/matthewschmitz/status/1088124752693288966

https://twitter.com/DanielCMattson/status/1088134495478444033

Gov.@Cuomo has, I understand, refrained from Communion since the concubinage controversy of 2011; now, his blatant promotion of New York’s murderous abortion law would, by itself, suffice to conclude he must not be admitted to the Sacrament per Canon 915. https://t.co/SRL1QmyGYI

— Edward Peters (@canonlaw) January 23, 2019

If Andrew Cuomo remains a "Catholic in good standing" after signing this abortion bill then the Church's institutional witness to life simply has zero teeth and the US bishops have completely abdicated their responsibilities as shepherd of souls. No other way to square it, folks.

— Thomas Peters @ 🏠 (@AmericanPapist) January 23, 2019

Thomas Peters posted perhaps the most poignant and terrible observation:

Now it looks just like the needle that is used to supply the lethal injection to the living unborn child. https://t.co/j1UiMmuJJK

— Thomas Peters @ 🏠 (@AmericanPapist) January 23, 2019

-Alex

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