By Amanda Prestigiacomo
\nThe Daily Wire<\/p>\n
The public has been outraged by a recent slew of state legislatures and Democrat politicians looking to legalize the murder of the unborn up to the moment of birth or, astonishingly, even\u00a0after birth<\/a><\/em>. Earlier this month, pro-lifers and even many who consider themselves \u201cpro-choice\u201d were horrified to see New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Catholic Democrat, sign and celebrate the passing of the euphemistically-named Reproductive Health Act. Aside from legalizing abortion up to the moment of birth, the legislation loosens restrictions on who can perform abortions, and strips the murder of the unborn (including the murder of\u00a0wanted<\/a><\/em>\u00a0babies) from the state\u2019s criminal code.<\/p>\n But, unfortunately, such barbaric legislation is nothing new. As\u00a0noted<\/a>\u00a0by The Daily Wire\u2019s Matt Walsh on Wednesday morning, there are a total of eight states (plus the District of Columbia) which allow the murder of the unborn up to birth. The following states have no gestational limits on abortion, thanks to Democratic lawmakers:<\/p>\n And the horror of legalized late-term abortions doesn\u2019t stop there.\u00a0All<\/em>\u00a0states which do have gestational cut-offs for abortion have exceptions to the limit,\u00a0reports<\/a>\u00a0the Christian Post:<\/p>\n Similarly, all states that have laws banning late-term abortion still allow exceptions under certain circumstances, as noted by the Guttmacher Institute, an organization that advocates for abortion rights worldwide. Such exemptions include \u201cbabies with physical anomalies, and the health of the mother, which can include \u2018mental health,’\u201d according to the pro-life group Operation Rescue.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n It\u2019s also worth noting that dishonest Democrats and abortion advocates have been posturing radical abortion legislation as a mere alleged protection of women who need \u201clife-saving\u201d abortions. But when legislation, such as New York\u2019s Reproductive Health Act, include the \u201chealth\u201d of the mother, it gives abortionists leeway to essentially perform an abortion for any reason. Here\u2019s why: \u201chealth\u201d is defined by the Supreme Court (Doe v. Bolton) to broadly include \u201cemotional, psychological, familial, and the woman\u2019s age.\u201d<\/p>\n Moreover, medical professionals have disputed the idea that there is even such a thing as a \u201clife-saving\u201d abortion. Dr. Anthony Levatino, a practicing OBGYN who has performed over 1,200 elective abortions in his lifetime, rejected this notion while testifying before Congress on May 17, 2012. \u201cDuring my time at Albany Medical Center I managed hundreds of such cases by \u2018terminating\u2019 pregnancies to save mother\u2019s lives. In all those cases, the number of unborn children that I had to deliberately kill was zero,\u201d he told Congress.<\/p>\n\n
Alaska<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Colorado<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
New Hampshire<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
New Jersey<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
New Mexico<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Oregon<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
Vermont<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
New York<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n
*Plus, the District of Columbia<\/em><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/blockquote>\n