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Church backs an amendment to restrict abortion
The Catholic Church for the first time endorses a constitutional amendment to allow Congress and state legislatures to restrict abortions. Archbishop John Roach and Cardinal Terence Cooke testified on Capitol Hill saying women do not have a constitutional right to abortion, while Catholic laity groups split on the issue.
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Mike Shanahan
Associated Press
Washington
Catholic Church
Congress
John R. Roach
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
U.S. Catholic Conference
Roach
Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York
Senate Judiciary
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Catholics For A
The
Hatch
Cooke
John Roach
St. Paul, Minn
Bishop’s Conference