Facing the Realities of Abortion

Today, thousands of pro-life activists will rally in Washington, D.C. for the 49th annual March for Life. With the Supreme Court of the United States potentially poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, Catholics should be more committed than ever to examining our approach to the realities of abortion and affirming a culture of life. But one prominent Catholic seemingly questioned the Catholic Church's response to abortion in a recent interview. Speaking to the Washington Post, Father Patrick Conroy, former U.S. House of Representatives Chaplain, suggested that "good Catholics" could support abortion rights. Father Conroy posited that "a good Catholic in our system could be saying: Given women in our system have this constitutional right, our task as fellow Christians, or as Catholics, is to make it possible for her to optimize her ability to make the choice."