It doesn’t always pay to be a step ahead of your time. In the case of those who progress past progressives regarding abortion, it can even lead to prison.

The New York Post reports:

Kevin Canaan, 28, and Yennifer Tavarez-Cepeda, 25, are accused of abusing their newborn son in a private room at the Tower Health Reading Hospital in Pennsylvania on May 2 shortly after his birth, prosecutors said Tuesday.

The boy was born healthy but did not stay that way for long.

The baby was pronounced dead after being rushed to Penn State Hershey Medical Center for advanced neonatal care. …

An autopsy later revealed the baby had suffered a slew of traumatic internal injuries, the DA’s office said.

Charges faced by the parents include homicide.

If only they had acted a few days earlier, many a moonbat would have smiled upon their crime. The Women’s Health Protection Act — fortunately stalled in committee for now — would potentially legalize abortion up to birth. Already, thousands of lives are lost every year to late term abortions.

Having passed through the birth canal still qualifies human beings as human beings, subject to protection from murder. But such an arbitrary cutoff can’t be expected to last.

On a tip from Steve.