Committee on Pro-Life Activities Archives

Naumann: Biden action on Title X makes abortion part of family planning program

Jan 30, 2021

President Joe Biden’s decision to rescind a regulation governing the Title X family planning program that was enforced by the Trump administration “will force abortion” to be part of the program and “may be unlawful,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.

By Julie Asher

Bishops, other pro-life leaders decry Biden action ending ‘Mexico City policy’

Jan 29, 2021

The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life and international policy committees said President Joe Biden’s memo rescinding the so-called “Mexico City policy” Jan. 28 is a “grievous” action that “actively promotes the destruction of human lives in developing nations.”

By Julie Asher

Archbishop: Vaccine objectors still have ‘responsibility to protect public health’

Dec 22, 2020

Four days after issuing a joint statement with another bishop saying the Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines were acceptable and could be taken “as an act of charity,” Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of Kansas City, Kansas, reiterated this message noting there had been some misunderstanding about it.

By Carol Zimmermann

‘Live the Gospel of Life’ is theme for Respect Life Month this October
- Sep 27, 2020
The U.S. Catholic Church’s observance of October as Respect Life Month “is a time to focus on God’s precious gift of human life and our responsibility to care for, protect and defend the lives of our brothers and sisters,” said the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee.

By Catholic News Service
Global biotech company ends use of aborted fetal cell lines for vaccines
- Sep 19, 2020
Catholic pro-life leaders say they are seeing some progress in the development of vaccines with the use of ethical animal cell lines instead of cell lines derived from abortions.

By Julie Asher
Final HHS rule helps ‘restore rights of health care providers,’ say bishops
- Jun 13, 2020
The chairmen of three U.S. bishops’ committees welcomed a final rule implemented by the Trump administration June 12 to restore “the long-standing position of the federal government that discrimination on the basis of ‘sex’ means just that and does not refer to ‘termination of pregnancy’ nor ‘gender identity.'”

By Julie Asher
USCCB launches ‘Walking With Moms in Need’ yearlong parish service project
- Mar 10, 2020
U.S. Catholic bishops are being asked to invite the parishes in their dioceses to join a nationwide effort called “Walking With Moms in Need: A Year of Service” from March 25 of this year through March 25, 2021.

By Catholic News Service