The Catholic Bishops teach that abortion is a preeminent voting issue for Catholics, because it directly attacks life itself. Do Catholics agree? And should it take precedence over other life and death issues?
Abortion
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Explainer: Is it ethical for Catholics to get a vaccine derived from abortions?
Catholic moral theology can offer some answers.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
The Catholic Church in Latin America is losing control of the pro-life movement. Can it win it back?
New social actors, especially evangelical Protestant groups and right-wing movements, have joined the debate on the liberalization of abortion law.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Jeannie Gaffigan: My loved ones told me ‘real’ Catholics vote for Trump. Here’s my response.
Here is my confession: I am a real Catholic, and I am not going to vote for Donald J. Trump.
Posted inFaith and Reason, Politics & Society
Bishop Seitz: Single-issue voting has corrupted Christian political witness
Our vote is but one expression of this all-encompassing commitment to the common good and the project of building up solidarity.
Posted inLast Take, Politics & Society
What I will teach my children about Ruth Bader Ginsburg
To realize Ginsburg’s vision for authentic equality between men and women, we will have to point our children to those who recognize unborn life not as a hindrance but as the reason for greater solidarity with one another.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Even RBG thought Roe v. Wade went too far. We should learn from her incremental approach.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg thought the ruling in Roe v. Wade was correct but too sweeping.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Four reasons a Democratic administration would mean more abortions
Voting for a pro-life president is not only about Supreme Court nominations, writes Richard M. Doerflinger. State laws restricting abortion, conscience protections and the ban on federal funding of abortion are also at stake.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Electing Republicans has not reversed Roe v. Wade. It’s time to change our strategy.
Abortion may indeed be the preeminent issue for Catholic voters, writes William T. Cavanaugh. But the premise that a Republican court majority will overturn Roe v. Wade is deeply flawed.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Donald Trump promises executive action on abortion during National Catholic Prayer Breakfast
President Trump promised Wednesday to sign an executive order that would require health care providers to provide medical care to all babies born alive as he makes an election-year push to appeal to voters who oppose abortion.