Are pro-abortion politicians canonical ‘accomplices’?

Calls for excommunication gain attention, but seem unlikely to gain any traction with bishops.

A Catholic advocacy group made headlines last week, as it called for the excommunication of Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey. The governor signed legislation this month giving physicians legal latitude to perform late term abortions in the state.

Governor Maura Healey. Credit: National Governors Association.

But while the call for excommunication has g…