Opinion Enlarge Image Shutterstock “You are effectively being compelled to undermine your own reason for being.” It is one thing to disagree with others’ religious beliefs — and another to bend laws and violate the Constitution to ensure they can’t live out their faith in their daily life and work. Yet Gov. Andrew Cuomo and some Albany legislators seem determined to go the latter, lawless, route when it comes to the abortion debate . New York has some of the most liberal abortion laws in the world. Now, even those who object to extinguishing unborn life — even organizations whose mission is advocating for the dignity of life — might be compelled by law to hire employees who endorse and promote abortion. That’s the essence of the so-called Boss Bill, Senate Bill 660, signed into law by the governor last week. The Boss Bill tells employers they have to be willing to employ people whose beliefs and behavior as to “reproductive-health decisions” run counter to their own. That’s bad enough if you run a family-owned restaurant. It is intolerable if you run a church, a Catholic school or a pregnancy care center — and now are required by your […]
