Mar 28, 2022
On March 25, 2022, the Connecticut Government Administration and
Elections Committee heard public testimony regarding SJ 30
RESOLUTION PROPOSING A STATE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO RECOGNIZE
A RIGHT OF PERSONAL REPRODUCTIVE AUTONOMY AND FREEDOM. Rabbi Leiter
was given the opportunity to share a three minute testimonial
opposing the resolution. Rabbi Leiter is the Executive Director of
Help Rescue our Children.
His prepared remarks:
(25 March,'22)
BS"D
Thank you for this opportunity. My name is Rabbi Noson Shmuel
Leiter, Executive Director of Help Rescue Our Children, which
opposes child molestation and human trafficking, among other
things. I respectfully urge the legislators to oppose SJR30, which
would ensconce what's described as "personal reproductive freedom
and autonomy" into the Connecticut
constitution.
In addition to other crucial concerns aforementioned, legislators
ought consider how this proposed constitutional amendment could
eventually be employed by judges to STYMIE laws that help reduce
teen pregnancy, and even child exploitation, & human trafficking.
For instance, a Judge could rule that Age-Of-Consent or
anti-trafficking laws unduly limit "reproductive freedom or
autonomy." The same could be said about parental consent
laws.
Such a provision could even potentially result in closing Crisis
Pregnancy Centers, thereby disproportionately punishing the poor
and disadvantaged.
Furthermore, to the extent that this amendment would facilitate
recreational abortion, it would imbed state-mandated
mass-killing of babies into the constitution. As such, it
would (1) constitute the ultimate betrayal of the most innocent and
defenseless citizens; (2) it would contravene the most foundational
mandate of government, namely safeguarding innocent life; and (3)
it would constitute rebellion against G-d and His Law, as it
applies to all Mankind. Abortion-on-demand is unquestionably,
absolutely prohibited, EVEN according to THE most lenient or
permissive views within the corpus of authentic Judaism.
Thank you,
Rabbi Noson Shmuel Leiter,
Executive Director,
Help Rescue Our
Children