News Releases
© 2008 Catholics For Choice Email Us
Site last published: 01/06/10

Catholics Call on President-Elect Obama to Rescind Refusal Clause Regulation

“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. Read More...

Statement on Dignitas Personae by Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice

Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued a statement today on Dignitas Personae. Read More...

Catholics for Choice Decries Holy See's Opposition to Gay Rights on the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights

Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice issued the following statement on the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Read More...

Radio Ads Take on Myths about Condoms in Catholic and Latino Communities

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. Read More...

Population Research Institute, Inc. "expressly advocated the election of John McCain and the defeat of Barack Obama" in Presidential Election

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 More...

Catholics for Choice Statement On the Common Good: Five Inconvenient Truths for the Bishops

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 More...

Catholics for Choice Statement on the US Election and Priorities for the Next President

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 More...

Bishops Get it Wrong on Biden

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. Read More...

Bishops Still Playing Politics on Abortion

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 More...

Catholics for Choice Responds to Bishops' Comments on Speaker Pelosi

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 Read More...

Major New Poll Demonstrates that Catholic Voters are Divided on President, United against Church Influence in Politics

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. Read More...

Federal Law on "Conscience Clauses" Needs to Be Reformed

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. Read More...

Catholics Reject Influence of US Bishops in Congressional HIV/AIDS Funding Battle

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 More...

Catholic Ad Campaign Places Presidential Candidates on Notice to Support Policies that Reduce the Need for Abortion

Washington, DC - Catholics for Choice president Jon O’Brien issued the following statement on the eve of the Iowa caucus Read More...