Senator Robert Casey from Pennsylvania has moved the abortion issue into a new dimension of political discussion and I for one applaud him for this.  Senator Casey is a Pro-Life Democrat and his recent contribution is to develop a bill in congress known as the Pregnant Women Support Act.  The following link will offer you details on this bill.

Senator Robert P. Casey Jr. | Senator for Pennsylvania: Newsroom – Press Release.

With this bill Senator Casey moves the issue of abortion from the narrow sexual arguments used by both camps and into the social arena. This bill would offer better health care to expecting mothers and help pregnant college and high school students stay in school as well as provide counseling and shelter to women in abusive relationships. For more information on this please visit the Catholic Alliance for the Common Good site. Also you may want to visit the USCCB site on this Bill.

On a related issue Congress and the President are moving to Promote the Freedom of Choice Act. This act would eliminate many laws that help regulate this issue including informed consent laws, parental involvement laws, maternal health laws and regulation of abortion clinics. The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops has spoken against this deregulation. To view their site on this Act please click here.

The staff of the Passionist Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Office support these two Catholic positions in promoting the Pregnant Women Support Act and advocating against the Freedom of Choice Act.

Peace,

John