No Justice for Jennifer: A Victim of Cuomo’s Law
The baby of murder victim Jennifer Irigoyen was a casualty of New York state prohibiting all protection for the unborn (“Blessing Infanticide,” Rich Lowry, PostOpinion, Feb. 12).
This vicious killer who chased down, brutalized and killed Irigoyen and her baby will probably go before some “compassionate” liberal judge and be given a light sentence.
Her 12-year-old son and her family will mourn for the rest of their lives. This state has turned over the fate of the unborn and their mothers to coldblooded monsters. Catherine Adago Manhattan
New York’s new lateterm abortion law completely denied Irigoyen’s choice to keep her baby, and gave her attacker a free pass.
In the state Senate, Republicans offered an amendment to maintain the felony crime of intentionally targeting a pregnancy in an assault, but the Democrats voted it down. They knew exactly what they were doing by moving abortion from the criminal code to the public-health law: They were doing Planned Parenthood’s bidding.
Now families like those grieving for Jennifer and her unborn child can never have complete justice, because prosecutors have lost a vital tool with which to secure it.
This is a shameful and grossly unfair consequence of extreme proabortion advocacy and lawmaking. Voters should remember it. Kathleen Gallagher Director Pro-Life Activities NYS Catholic Conference Albany
New York’s Reproductive Health Act does nothing to promote “reproductive health” and everything to dehumanize and degrade the value of a human life — both in the womb and out.
The family of Jennifer Irigoyen, the young woman who was murdered along with her unborn child, should be crying out for justice for both Jennifer and her baby. Yet Gov. Cuomo remains hard-hearted and refuses to comment.
Cuomo and the legislators who cheered for passage of this inhumane legislation deserve opprobrium and contempt. They are the shame of New York; I hope they face the wrath of more sensible and humane voters. Alice Lemos Woodside
The sentiments in Rich Lowry’s article highlighting the loopholes in the Reproductive Health Act and the dire consequences of extending the limitation permitting the termination of an innocent, defenseless infant are incontestable.
The life-ending actions allowed by this legislation, and the increasing influence of pro-abortion advocates, will continue unless a public outcry stems their influence and comes to the defense of vulnerable infants. John Gargiulo Whitestone