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Rhode Island joins states with extreme abortion laws after Catholic governor signs bill

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 24, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) — Rhode Island state Senate President Frank Lombardi unsuccessfully pleaded with fellow Democrats to vote against a radical pro-abortion law, saying as “children of God” they are accountable for political acts.
On Wednesday, Democrat Gov. Gina M. Raimondo signed into law an abortion bill that practically eliminates protections for unborn human life from abortion. The lower house of the Rhode Island General Assembly had already passed its version of the so-called Reproductive Privacy Act in March and then approved on Wednesday the state Senate version of the bill that had been sought by abortion advocates for decades.
While most Democrats voted for the bill, there were significant exceptions. Frank Lombardi, for example, beseeched his fellow Democrats to vote against the legislation because "we are all children of God and I tell you, we will all be accountable to God for the position of influence that He has given to all of us," …

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