Catholics for Choice
With Roe teetering, religious activists on both sides flock to the Supreme Court
By Jack Jenkins — May 3, 2022
WASHINGTON (RNS) — ‘I call on all people who support abortion rights because of their faith — not in spite of it — to be as loud as you can be,’ said Jamie Manson, head of Catholics for Choice.
Religion is central in film depicting last abortion clinic along Texas’ southern border
By Alejandra Molina — April 20, 2022
(RNS) — ‘Religion does really play a big role in this and we can’t just overlook it,’ said one of the film’s directors.
At March for Life, a mix of triumph and apprehension
By Jack Jenkins — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — Organizers condemned the presence of people affiliated with America First, whose leader is widely decried as a white nationalist.
Online forum draws hundreds of faith leaders to counter religious opposition to abortion
By Alejandra Molina — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — 'So many of the abortion restrictions we’re seeing come from a particular religious lens that doesn’t represent the majority of the country,' said a Presbyterian pastor.
On eve of March for Life, Catholic abortion rights advocates counterprotest pro-life vigil
By Jack Jenkins — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — The group Catholics for Choice projected slogans on the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception as worshippers inside held an anti-abortion vigil.
As Supreme Court debates abortion, dueling theologies protest outside
By Jack Jenkins — December 1, 2021
(RNS) — ‘The issue of when life begins has been hotly debated by philosophers since the beginning of time — it’s still debated in religions,’ said Justice Sonia Sotomayor as the court heard oral arguments.
Religious abortion rights supporters fight for access
By Holly Meyer — November 29, 2021
The National Council of Jewish Women gathered outside the Supreme Court in Mississippi on the day of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization case hearing to support abortion rights.
Catholics for Choice looks to reach more Latinos with new Spanish-language platforms
By Alejandra Molina — June 17, 2021
(RNS) — ‘Anti-abortion legislation disproportionately impacts people of color and particularly immigrants,’ said Jamie Manson, president of Catholics for Choice.
Calls to deny Communion to Biden for abortion views prompt Catholic soul-searching
By Alejandra Molina — May 18, 2021
(RNS) — As the bishops debate, ordinary Catholics consider what the sacrament does for them.
Brazilian women break taboo to talk about illegal abortions
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 4, 2018
(AP) Women are going public to build support for reproductive rights, which are tightly restricted in heavily Catholic and evangelical Brazil.
Applause, dismay, confusion over pope’s words
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — April 8, 2016
(RNS) “Joy of Love” is getting a mixed reaction from U.S. Catholics and others.
COMMENTARY: The Catholic case for contraception coverage
By Jon O'Brien — January 23, 2014
WASHINGTON (RNS) Institutions -- both secular and “religious institutions,” as well as “religious organizations” -- do not have the right to claim “consciences” in order to trample on the conscience rights that properly belong to their employees.
Amid political battle, Catholic bishops promote natural family planning
By Lauren Markoe — July 18, 2012
(RNS) Amid a battle with President Obama over a new contraception mandate, the nation's Roman Catholic bishops are promoting natural family planning -- but will their flock take heed? By Lauren Markoe.
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