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‘Devastating’: Lawsuit Against New York Claims 2019 Abortion Bill Enables Domestic Violence

Jon Brown
‘Devastating’: Lawsuit Against New York Claims 2019 Abortion Bill Enables Domestic Violence
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A class action lawsuit that was filed Tuesday against Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other state officials alleges that the state’s Reproductive Health Act is unconstitutional and enables domestic violence.

The Reproductive Health Act (RHA), passed in January 2019, changed the definition of “person” under New York criminal law to exclude all unborn children, including those capable of surviving outside of the womb even without medical intervention. Under this new definition, an unborn child is no longer able to be considered the victim of a homicide.

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