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USCCB 2023
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USCCB

Abortion could be the ‘preeminent’ debate in Baltimore, again. Here's why

A USCCB note on "Faithful Citizenship" could prompt debate on abortion as a 'preeminent priority'

JD Flynn
Nov 09, 2023
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After abortion took center stage in elections Tuesday, with Ohio voters passing a constitutional amendment protecting abortion access, U.S. bishops could again find themselves debating next week just how much attention to give abortion in their own teaching documents on Catholics in political life. 

U.S. bishops met in Baltimore in Nov. 2022 for the annual plenary assembly of the U.S. bishops' conference. Credit: JD Flynn/Pillar Media.

The bishops will vote next week at the U.S. bishops’ co…

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