NY State to 'do what it takes' to end church's prolife ministry
The state of New York has sued a Brooklyn church in federal court claiming its pro-life ministry uses harassment, force and intimidation to stop women from entering an abortion clinic to have their pregnancies terminated.
The pro-life ministry takes place weekly outside of the Choices abortion clinic on Jamaica Avenue in Queens, by members of the Church of the Rock, joined by Christians from a number of other churches.
New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman alleges these Christians unlawfully harassed patients, families and clinic staff and physically obstruct them from entering the clinic.
“The tactics used to harass and menace Choices’s patients, families, volunteers and staff are not only horrifying – they’re illegal,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “The law guarantees women the right to control their own bodies and access the reproductive health care they need, without...
Dr. Mark Allison | 1/20/2013
