Tom McCluskey, vice president of FRC Action, the legislative arm of the Washington-based Family Research Council, said the effort to ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution may provide a better analogy for state-by-state campaigns to restrict abortion than efforts to abolish the death penalty. Bu
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Uncertain future
What would happen in a Roe v. Wade reversal is far from certain, Balch added. “Theres a lot of scholarly writing in the event of what would happen,” she said, like how to enforce a law outlawing abortion that is still on the books but that has been dormant for close to four decades. “Even if there a
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Hong Kong Bishop Emphasizes Defending China’s Religious Freedom
The bishop cited a principle often credited to St. Augustine: “In essential things unity, in doubtful things liberty, but in all things love.
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Undocumented Immigrants: Intact Families, Greater Poverty
A new report says that after growing rapidly between 1990 and 2006, the population of undocumented immigrants has stabilized.
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Maryland Governor to Sign Bill on Death Penalty Restrictions
The new regulations are considered one of the toughest sets of limitations on capital punishment in the nation.
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State Bill Would Temporarily Lift Limits on Abuse Suits
The Catholic conference said the proposal unfairly targets the church and other private institutions.
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Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone (left) was installed as the 13th bishop of the Charleston Diocese March 25.
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Bishops Press Congress to Remember Poor
“The budget choices of Congress have clear moral and human dimensions,” the bishops said.
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Protest of Pope’s Remarks Evokes Bewilderment’
The Belgian parliament voted overwhelmingly to condemn “the unacceptable stance taken by the pope” on condoms and AIDS.
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Vatican Says Arrest is Obstacle to Dialogue
The arrest of a Chinese 74-year-old bishop was “unfortunately not an isolated case,” the Vatican said.