San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone has long been a public advocate for the rights of the unborn. Direct abortion, that is to say, abortion willed either as an end or a means, is gravely contrary to the moral law …” (2271) The rights of the unborn must be protected by civil legislation, the Catechism adds, citing the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith’s 1987 document Donum vitae: “The inalienable rights of the person must be recognized and respected by civil society and the political authority.” (2273) This teaching has not changed and remains unchangeable. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reiterated the Church’s condemnation of abortion, noting, “Since the first century the Church has affirmed the moral evil of every procured abortion. It is the most egregious expansion of abortion this country has ever seen.” The California Catholic Conference, which lobbies the state government on issues of importance to the state’s bishops, has urged a “no” vote on Proposition 1, stating the measure would “enshrine the explicit right to abortion in our state constitution, setting a nationwide precedent. Proposition 1 was placed on the ballot by the Democrat-dominated California legislature in response to the U.S.
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Californians will go to the polls on November 8 th to vote on Proposition 1, which would “amend the California Constitution to prohibit the state from denying or interfering with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.” Current California law allows abortion up to the age of viability (set at about 24 weeks) and late-term abortion should a medical professional argue it is necessary to protect the life or health of the mother.
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