
Can Pro-Lifers Sway President Biden on Abortion?
Analysts say it will be difficult, but must be tried. Catholic engagement will be key.
Analysts say it will be difficult, but must be tried. Catholic engagement will be key.
On Thursday, President Biden issued a sweeping order that repealed the Mexico City Policy and restored funding to UNFPA.
Some readers questioned why the Institute was praising Biden, who is a strong supporter of legal abortion, in sharp contrast with Catholic teaching.
Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life, called the announcement “a deeply disturbing move” as it took place “on the eve of the March for Life.”
The bishops’ conference’s Jan. 22 response emphasized Church teaching on abortion and said Catholics cannot support abortion. Their statement also emphasized politicians’ responsibilities to reject a right to abortion.
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris stated their commitment to abortion on the anniversary of the ‘Roe v. Wade’ decision on Friday.
Former vice president Joe Biden, a Catholic, has made his faith the center of a recent campaign video.
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