abortion and politics

Abortion was no dud for Democrats

By Mark Silk — November 9, 2022
(RNS) — In the midterm election, it was what held back the red wave.

Pelosi vs. Cordileone isn’t only about abortion. It’s about women and bishops.

By Phyllis Zagano — May 26, 2022
(RNS) — The list of reasons Catholic women stopped listening to bishops is a long one.

Should religion influence abortion policy?

By Jeffrey Salkin — May 23, 2022
(RNS) — Your theological claim cannot be the law of the land. This is America and this is 2022.

The future of the pro-life movement after Trump

By Charles C. Camosy — January 27, 2021
(RNS) — The alliance with Trump is going to taint the movement for some time to come. Here's how it can recover.

British forced abortion case signals broader change in pro-choice argument

By Charles C. Camosy — June 28, 2019
(RNS) — The British case shows that the sacredness of letting patients or their surrogates make decisions based on their own values can be discarded when the decision is about abortion.

Innocent or not, Kavanaugh runs up the cost of evangelicals’ GOP tie

By Jacob Lupfer — September 27, 2018
(RNS) — The pair are a fitting personification of the troubled relationship between conservative Christians and Republican politics.

Ahead of abortion bill vote, Argentina’s Catholic Church moderates its tone

By Veronica Gimenez Beliveau — August 8, 2018
(The Conversation) — The Catholic Church’s response in the face of a groundswell of support from Argentine women seems to be a model for how it is responding to social issues worldwide.

Priest who posted video with dead fetus on altar is defiant

By David Gibson — November 8, 2016
NEW YORK (RNS) The Rev. Frank Pavone said defeating Hillary Clinton to stop abortion is so important that his Facebook post was justified and not a sacrilege, as critics claim.
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