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Truth Is Indeed One of the First Casualties of War

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

November 19, 2009 - 9:37am

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I agree with Jim Wallis that the truth has become a casualty in this war--because both Jim and the Catholic Bishops have twisted it. And if Jim Wallis and his conservative allies have their way, women will become another casualty.

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"This Is Only the First Salvo In the Bishops Campaign Against Women's Health"

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

November 8, 2009 - 9:58am

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This is only the first salvo in the bishops’ campaign against women’s health. Just imagine for a moment what healthcare will look like when the bishops are finished.

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What Catholics Really Want in Health Care Reform

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

November 3, 2009 - 7:00am

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What some are really doing in the health reform debate is projecting their own vision of what is moral onto those who will be most affected by distorted views and limited coverage: the taxpayers who will fund and use whatever system emerges.

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Obama and the Pope: Symbolism, Not Substance

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

July 13, 2009 - 7:00am

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Pope Benedict recently claimed that the church does not "interfere in any way in the politics of States."  However, recent evidence suggests that the pope's claims that church does not "interfere...in the politics of States" are more than a little disingenuous.

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Catholic Church Again Refuses to Support Contemporary Families

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

December 16, 2008 - 8:00am

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The Vatican's recent statement "Dignitas Personae" shows once again that the Catholic hierarchy is on the wrong side of science and the needs of contemporary society.

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Catholics Vote Conscience Over Bishops' Objections

By Jon O'Brien, Catholics for Choice

November 13, 2008 - 8:00am

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Despite the church hierarchy's claims that abortion needed to be the one issue that Catholics voted on, Catholics overwhelmingly disagreed with the idea that abortion should be the deciding factor this election.

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