After New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed into law Tuesday one of the most expansive abortion rights bills in U.S. history, some prominent Catholics have urged Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York to declare Cuomo excommunicated.
It is clear that the governor's work to pass New York's Reproductive Health Act is at odds with the Catholic Church's well-known opposition to abortion, rooted in the belief that the unborn child is a person deserving of protection.
Still, despite mounting pressure from Catholics, Dolan probably won't excommunicate Cuomo (D).
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