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Vol. XXX- No. 2
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CFC at the Commission on the Status of Women

This month marks the 54th meeting of the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women, where CFC has long been an active participant. We have promoted reproductive health, rights and justice and exposed the detrimental influence the Vatican has at the UN where it has sought to block proposals to improve women’s health worldwide.

At this year’s meeting, CFC president Jon O’Brien was invited by the Swedish government to speak on a panel about the influence of religious fundamentalists on the achieving the UN Millennium Development Goals. CFC also sponsored a panel on Reproductive Health Access in the Americas, bringing in experts and advocates to talk about challenges they face. Listen to podcasts in Spanish that explain the current situation in Nicaragua and El Salvador.

healthcare reform

American Catholics Want Bishops Out of Healthcare Reform

Read our latest press release.

Read Jon O’Brien’s article in Ms. Magazine, Winter 2010

All eyes are on Washington, DC, as Congress continues to pursue healthcare reform. Catholics for Choice has taken a stand and has been in the thick of it, meeting with members of Congress, working with our colleagues to move the debate forward and providing extensive comment to the media. Our national poll continues to inform the debate, as we work to correct misinformation and provide accurate information about what Catholics really believe about healthcare reform. Our polls in four Congressional Districts also reveal how out of touch some political leaders are with the views of the electorate.

Click here to find all of CFC's resources on healthcare reform.

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Victory for Women in Spain after Battle over New Abortion Law

Marysa Navarro-Aranguren, Chair of the Board of Catholics for Choice, welcomed the victory today for women in Spain, after the senate voted to ease the country’s restrictions on abortion. In doing so, they rejected the opposition of the Catholic bishops and the Vatican over access to safe and legal abortion in that country. Read more...

Read about our new poll on Spanish attitudes towards abortion.

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Speak Out for Healthcare

Starting with this issue, the entire text of Conscience is available online in a new, easy-to-browse version.

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New Publication

The Trouble with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good

The latest investigative report from Catholics for Choice shows how Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, while presenting itself as just another group working for the “common good,” is in fact an antiabortion organization that publicly supports the restriction of abortion laws. To read The Trouble with Catholics in Alliance for the Common Good, click here [PDF]