Virginia Governor Justifies Infanticide

Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on remarks made today by Virginia Governor Ralph Northam:

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, following the lead of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, is not content to promote the killing of children in the womb through term. He wants, as Cuomo has already sanctioned, the killing of children who survive an abortion. 

When asked about a bill by Democrat Kathy Tran that would allow women going into labor to abort their child, Northam said he was just fine with that.

"If a mother is in labor, I can tell you exactly what would happen. The infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that's what the mother and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between the physicians and the mother."

It is so thoughtful of Gov. Northam to assure us that the baby would be "kept comfortable" before they put him down or let him die.

Here's an early 19th century analogy.

"The slave would be resuscitated if that's what the master and the family desired, and then a discussion would ensue between lawmakers and the owner."

The Democratic Party is fast becoming the party of death. Every Democrat running for president, including those who may run, should be asked whether they agree with Northam. This is a defining moment. They should also be asked who else they think does not merit the most basic of human rights.

 
 

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