Catholic Bishops Warn Congress on Pro-Abortion "Freedom of Choice Act"

by Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
September 22, 2008

Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- The head of pro-life outreach for the nation's Catholic bishops has sent a letter to members of Congress warning them about a bill that could be the most extreme measure on abortion ever introduced. The so-called Freedom of Choice Act would make unlimited abortions throughout pregnancy the national law.

But, the measure would go further and undo the abortion limits put in place in all 50 states since Roe v. Wade that have helped reduce abortions to record lows.

It would invalidate laws ranging from bans on partial-birth abortions to implementing parental involvement for teenagers to prohibiting taxpayer funding of abortions. the rest