U.S. Bishops Want Abortion Removed from Defense Bill

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is calling upon the Senate to remove an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that would authorize the performance of elective abortions in military hospitals in the U.S. and abroad.

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Cardinal Accuses FDA of Misleading Women about New Pill

By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist

Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities voiced “grave concern” to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over its move toward approving a new drug that may induce early abortions as an “emergency contraceptive.”

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