U.S. Bishops Urge Passage of ‘Pain-Capable Unbor
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The chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Pro-Life Activities released a statement urging Congress to pass the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
Responding to Tuesday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Archbishop Joseph Naumann of Kansas City said the bill draws public attention to “the shameful reality that the United States is one of only seven nations worldwide that allows the barbaric practice of late-term abortion, when a child likely feels pain and might even live outside the womb with appropriate medical assistance.”
Archbishop Naumann said abortions performed after the middle point of pregnancy not only kill a child, but also “pose serious physical dangers to women.”