New York City, N.Y., Mar 20, 2013 / 16:23 pm
The bishops of New York met recently with the state's Catholic governor, Andrew Cuomo, to discuss their objections to his "unacceptable" abortion proposals, as well as other legislative topics.
"We ended up saying, 'If you do this, we will oppose it, and we intend to oppose any such bills from the moment they become public,'" said Bishop William F. Murphy of Rockville Center to CNA.
"This is not something that New York needs, and I'd go as far as to say that it's not what New York wants" he added.
Among other issues, the New York bishops met with Governor Cuomo and several state lawmakers on March 19 to discuss the reintroduction of New York's "Reproductive Health Act" in the state legislature.