"Catholic" news outlet defends Roe v. Wade and a woman’s "decision" to abort

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The editorial staff of a national 'Catholic' newsweekly has published a piece arguing against overturning the 1973 U.S. abortion ruling Roe v Wade while stating that a woman's decision to abort should be supported.

The National Catholic Reporter would like to see Roe v Wade remain the law of the land, superseding state laws, keeping abortion fully legal.

“No matter where one falls on this issue, one thing must be kept in mind: Criminalizing abortion will not stop the procedure from occurring,” suggests the National Catholic Reporter (NCR) editorial.

“Criminalizing abortion is not the answer,” it adds later.

Over 60 million babies have been aborted since the ruling.

The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a “moral evil” and against God’s commandment not to murder...

In the July 20 opinion piece titled, Supporting women is key to pro-life agenda, NCR editors reject being pro-life — and therefore anti-abortion — as the only legitimate Christian position.

“The question of abortion cannot be solved with legislation. We must first trust this question to those who know best the unique circumstances of these situations — we must trust the individual women. And we must stand ready to support them in the decisions they make,” the editorial states.

The editorial calls abortion “complicated” as it muddies the waters, deflecting attention away from the supreme significance of the humanity of unborn children...

It’s clear with which end of that spectrum NCR tends to align itself. The editorial continues:

To suggest that overturning Roe and returning abortion to the state legislatures is an answer to this question is either hopelessly naive or dismissive of the current political climate.