California Catholic Nurses Don't Want Pro-Abortion Union Representing Them

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
May 29, 2008

Fresno, CA (LifeNews.com) -- Nurses at a Catholic hospital in Fresno have voted against participating in the California Nurses Association because the union takes a pro-abortion position. The close vote came after a heavy lobbying campaign by both pro-life advocates and leaders of the state labor organization.

This is the second time nurses at St. Agnes Medical Center have voted against allowing CNA to represent them after a first vote failed in 1998.

According to a California Catholic Daily report, 94 percent of the 844 registered nurses participated in the vote and pro-life advocates won the day 452-327. the rest