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Article: Bishops Still Playing Politics on Abortion.
- Article from:
- Politics & Government Week
- Article date:
- September 18, 2008
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Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued the following statement on the fact sheet on abortion released by the anti-choice lobbying arm of the United States Conference on Catholic Bishops.
"The fact sheet from the bishops' lobbying arm, the Committee on Pro-Life Activities, reaffirms the U.S. bishops' desire to place themselves at the center of the political discussion on abortion. However, in doing so, they do not reflect the fullness of Catholic teaching on abortion, nor do they represent what Catholics actually believe.
"It is simply not true that the Roman Catholic Church's position on abortion has remained unchanged for 2,000 years. ...