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2008
Catholics Call on President-Elect Obama to Rescind Refusal Clause Regulation
December 18,2008
“The conscience, or more correctly refusal clause
regulation issued by the Bush administration
attacks the health options open to women and men
throughout the United States,” said Jon O'Brien,
president of Catholics for Choice in a statement.
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Statement on Dignitas Personae by Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice
December 12,2008
Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice,
issued a statement today on Dignitas
Personae.
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Catholics for Choice Decries Holy See's Opposition to Gay Rights on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights
December 10,2008
Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice
issued the following statement on the 60th
anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. Read
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Radio Ads Take on Myths about Condoms in Catholic and Latino Communities
December 01,2008
Catholics for Choice and the National Latina
Institute for Reproductive Health are proud to
announce the launch of the first-ever Condoms4Life
radio ads. The two Spanish-language ads take on
myths about condom use in Catholic and Latino
communities and highlight the importance of condom
use and that Good Catholics Use Condoms.
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Population Research Institute, Inc. "expressly advocated the election of John McCain and the defeat of Barack Obama" in Presidential Election
November 20,2008
Catholics for Choice today filed complaints with
the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Federal
Election Commission (FEC) over a pre-election
edition of Population Research Institute’s Weekly
Briefing. Read
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Catholics for Choice Statement On the Common Good: Five Inconvenient Truths for the Bishops
November 12,2008
Washington,
DC—Jon O’Brien,
president of Catholics for Choice, issued a
statement today in response to discussions about
abortion at the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops fall assembly. Read
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Catholics for Choice Statement on the US Election and Priorities for the Next President
November 05,2008
Washington DC—Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics
for Choice, issued a statement today on the US
election results and the priorities for the next
president. Read
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Bishops Get it Wrong on Biden
September 10,2008
Washington,
DC—Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice,
issued the following statement about the response
from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to vice
presidential nominee Senator Joseph Biden.
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Bishops Still Playing Politics on Abortion
September 03,2008
Washington,
DC — Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for
Choice, issued the following statement about the
fact sheet on abortion released by the antichoice
lobbying arm of the United States Conference of
Catholic Bishops. Read
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Catholics for Choice Responds to Bishops' Comments on Speaker Pelosi
August 26,2008
Washington,
DC—Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice,
issued the following statement about the response
from the US Conference of Catholic Bishops to
Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi
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Major New Poll Demonstrates that Catholic Voters are Divided on President, United against Church Influence in Politics
August 21,2008
Washington,
DC—A major new poll released today by Catholics for
Choice reveals that Catholic voters, who make up
25% of the American electorate, are currently
splitting their vote for president between Barack
Obama and John McCain, but are united in their
aversion to mixing religion and politics.
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Federal Law on "Conscience Clauses" Needs to Be Reformed
March 19,2008
Washington,
DC - "The Bush administration's statement on
so-called conscience clauses reveals that the 2004
federal law on such clauses does not meet the needs
of American women and men," said Jon O'Brien,
president of Catholics for Choice.
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Catholics Reject Influence of US Bishops in Congressional HIV/AIDS Funding Battle
February 27,2008
Washington,
DC - “As people of faith who believe in social
justice, Catholics around the United States will be
very disappointed with the influence the Catholics
bishops invested in gutting practical, life-saving
programs during the drafting of the Lantos/Hyde
HIV/AIDS Global Leadership Act,” Jon O’Brien,
president of Catholics for Choice, said in a
statement today. Read
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Catholic Ad Campaign Places Presidential Candidates on Notice to Support Policies that Reduce the Need for Abortion
January 03,2008
Washington,
DC - Catholics for Choice president Jon O’Brien
issued the following statement on the eve of the
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