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Odoreida

(1,549 posts)
Wed Nov 14, 2018, 08:29 PM Nov 2018

Not every religion, but always religion.

Archbishop praises West Virginians for ending taxpayer funding of abortion
http://catholicherald.co.uk/news/2018/11/10/archbishop-praises-west-virginians-for-ending-taxpayer-funding-of-abortion/

The people of West Virginia have shown their devotion to the culture of life by voting to end taxpayer funding of abortion in the state, said Baltimore Archbishop William Lori, who is apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston.

Voters approved Amendment 1, which adds to the state constitution: “Nothing in this constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires the funding of abortion.”

“West Virginians told lawmakers that they stand for life through the passage of Amendment 1,” the archbishop said. “Their voices put an end to decades of taxpayer-funded abortions through Medicaid that have resulted in more than 35,000 deaths.”

He added: “The passage of Amendment 1 is just another way that the people of the Mountain State have shown their devotion to the culture of life.

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Note that this is in a Roman Catholic paper in the UK, so it's not just a local story.

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