Abortion

“We have to start educating the culture of why abortion should be unthinkable in the same way slavery is unthinkable. We have to move the culture to think that way as well,” he said. “Laws follow culture; we have abortion because half of the culture thinks we should have laws that allow abortion.” - C.Post

“AP and the NORC at the University of Chicago released the findings of a poll on American opinions on abortion legality in a report published last Thursday.

“After a contentious debate, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has voted to move forward with a process that could call into question the eligibility of politicians like President Joe Biden to receive Communion.” - NPR

“…shortly after U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops President Jose Gomez, the archbishop of Los Angeles, opened the floor — the virtual floor, as the meeting is being conducted remotely — for discussion of the meeting’s agenda, the first bishop to speak took the opportunity to rail against Biden and his abortion policies.” - RNS

The judge said Planned Parenthood of Greater Texas lacked standing - C.Post

“Pro-life advocates gladly welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court’s announcement Monday (May 17) it would rule on the constitutionality of Mississippi’s ban on abortions of unborn children whose gestational age is more than 15 weeks.” - BPNews

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“House Bill 220, ‘No Public Funds For Abortion Act,’ was signed into law Monday by Gov. Brad Little, a Republican. The measure defunds outfits such as Planned Parenthood but excepts publicly-funded hospitals and abortions funded with Medicaid.” - C.Post

“According to Elizabeth Nash and Lauren Cross of the [Pro-abortion] Guttmacher Institute, ‘2021 is on track to become the most devastating antiabortion state legislative session in decades.’” - C.Post

“More than 62% of voters in the city of more than 250,000 residents voted to approve the referendum, while less than 38% voted against it.” - C.Post

“According to Archbishop Joseph Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City, who chairs the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, advocacy for abortion constitutes a ‘grave moral evil.’ Naumann told The Associated Press that ‘Because President Biden is Catholic, it presents a unique problem for us.’” - C.Post