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Commentary by Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
For those of us who have been fighting in the pro-life movement for decades, we’ll never forget where we were when we heard the news that Roe v. Wade had been overturned. For me, it was a notification that popped up on my phone as I was preparing to attend Mass on the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Only God could create the kind of joy that gripped my soul in that moment.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
The U.S. Bishops have signaled that if abortion funding is satisfactorily removed from health care reform, they will back Democratic leadership in support of passing the bill, even if that means using the controversial reconciliation process to do so.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Journalist
After House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) told the press last Friday that she had spoken to the bishops and that they know abortion funding is not in the Senate version of health care reform, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) responded by saying no such discussion took place.
By Susan Brinkmann, OCDS
Staff Writer
Responding to attacks by the president of Planned Parenthood criticizing the U.S. bishops work to exclude abortion coverage from health care legislation, an official from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) sets the record straight.
