Herald of ‘Choice’ Visits Philippines
Posted by The Editors
Friday, November 13, 2009 3:44 PM
Hillary Clinton, on her first visit to the Philippines as U.S. secretary of state, said she wants to “empower” women to make choices that will be good for themselves, their families and society.
Apparently, the Church to which most Filipinos belong doesn’t know anything about what’s good for her own children.
The Church has been leading the opposition to a reproductive-health bill in... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, contraception, family planning, philippines, population control, women
Bishop Tobin Asks Kennedy: What Does It Mean to Be Catholic?
Posted by Tim Drake
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 11:54 AM
When Rep. Patrick Kennedy, D-R.I., originally attacked the Church’s position with regard to the proposed health-care reform bill, Diocese of Providence, R.I., Bishop Thomas Tobin responded and the two agreed to meet.
Congressman Kennedy voted against the Stupak amendment, which barred the use of federal funding for abortion in the House’s health-care reform bill. Kennedy responded that... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, bishop thomas tobin, bishop tobin, catholic, health care, health care bill, health care reform, healthcare, rep. patrick kennedy
Abortion Fight Dominates House Vote
Posted by The Editors
Wednesday, November 04, 2009 4:33 PM
The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote on the massive health-care reform bill this weekend. Here is Register correspondent Rich Daly’s latest look at the legislation and efforts to ensure that the federal government will not be spending tax dollars on elective abortions.
Abortion Fight Dominates House Vote
By Rich Daly
Register Correspondent
WASHINGTON — A fast-moving... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, congress, healthcare
Bishops Weigh In
Posted by The Editors
Friday, October 30, 2009 3:31 PM
Not long after Nancy Pelosi unveiled the 1,990-page House health-care reform bill Oct. 29, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops issued an urgent call to arms.
The House bill, the Affordable Health Care for America Act, contains provisions for the public funding of abortions under a new health-care delivery and financing scheme in America. All Americans will pay for other people’s abortions,... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, bart stupak, bishops, conscience, healthcare
Another Kind of ‘Public Option’
Posted by The Editors
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 2:58 PM
While members of Congress continue to debate whether to include a “public option” health-care plan in a national health system, the Catholic Medical Association has called for a “reset” of the entire effort.
The CMA, meeting in Springfield, Ill., for their 78th annual general assembly, issued a resolution Oct. 23 calling on Congress to “begin the process anew.”
One of the things the... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, bart stupak, catholic medical association, congress, conscience, government, healthcare
Mutual Respect?
Posted by The Editors
Wednesday, October 28, 2009 9:51 AM
St. Joseph’s College in Hartford, Conn., describes itself as an institution of higher learning “enhanced by the Catholic intellectual tradition and the values of its founding Sisters of Mercy.”
Tonight, it’s hosting a speaker whose views would clash with those values.
Adrienne Germain, president of the International Women’s Health Coalition, is presenting the third in a four-part series... READ MORE
Filed under abortion, college, contraception
Being There
Posted by The Editors
Monday, October 26, 2009 11:15 AM
The 40 Days for Life Fall 2009 campaign is coming to a close this Sunday, and the Register will have a wrap-up on it in its Nov. 8 edition.
40 Days for Life describes itself as a “community-based campaign that draws attention to the evil of abortion through the use of … prayer and fasting, constant vigil and community outreach.”
This fall, people organized 40 Days for Life campaigns in... READ MORE
Filed under 40 days for life, abortion
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