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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

hunter

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7. Pro-life is not just opposing abortion, Vatican says after U.S. ruling

Reply to Funtatlaguy (Original post)

Sun Jun 26, 2022, 01:43 PM

Jun 2022

June 25 (Reuters) - Anti-abortion activists should be concerned with other issues that can threaten life, such as easy access to guns, poverty and rising maternity mortality rates, the Vatican's editorial director said on Saturday.

In a media editorial on the United States Supreme Court's ruling to end the constitutional right to abortion, Andrea Tornielli said those who oppose abortion could not pick and choose pro-life issues. read more

"Being for life, always, for example, means being concerned if the mortality rates of women due to motherhood increase," he wrote.

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https://www.reuters.com/world/us/pro-life-is-not-just-opposing-abortion-vatican-says-after-us-ruling-2022-06-25/

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Pro-life is not just opposing abortion, Vatican says after U.S. ruling hunter Jun 2022 #7

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