Mario Cuomo's View on Abortion: Personally Against it But Does not Seek Its Imposition on Others - a podcast by Daniel Dal Monte

In this episode, I discuss how former governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, son of current governor, Andrew, laid the groundwork for the Democrat Catholic politician to both embrace the abortion wing of the Democrat party and also to present themselves as practicing Catholics. Cuomo defended the view that he was personally opposed to abortion, but that he, out of a sense of respect for the plurality of American society, decided to refrain from making his views into law. This seems in a way humane and consistent with an American emphasis on individual liberty. However, it can also be taken as a ruse to curry favor with both the abortion lobby and moderate Catholics. I point out contradictions in this view. If abortion is wrong because it commits the very serious violation of taking the life of an individual, how can one permit others the chance to commit this violation? Also, rather than being a narrow sectarian position based on the sacred texts of a particular creed, one can argue against abortion solely on the basis of reason, natural law, and science. See the link to a relevant article here: https://www.thecatholicthing.org/2020/10/10/mario-cuomos-gift-to-joe-biden/?fbclid=IwAR1R8wdISLWgY3g2uCweEL8eNlIdwm9mGkCUiqUuU2ui7ceJ6F6hjcWSdVE.

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