The American Civil. (Bad News).The American Civil Liberties Union American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), nonpartisan organization devoted to the preservation and extension of the basic rights set forth in the U.S. Constitution. is dedicated to protecting civil rights, but apparently that doesn't include those of Catholic hospitals. In a report released on the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade Roe v. Wade, case decided in 1973 by the U.S. Supreme Court. Along with Doe v. Bolton, this decision legalized abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy. decision, the ACLU ACLU: see American Civil Liberties Union. criticized conscience clauses that allow Catholic hospitals to refrain from performing procedures the church considers immoral. The report even mentions the ACLU's "competing interests" of trying to protect both civil liberties and reproductive rights Reproductive rights or procreative liberty is what supporters view as human rights in areas of sexual reproduction. Advocates of reproductive rights support the right to control one's reproductive functions, such as the rights to reproduce (such as opposition to forced . The U.S. bishops' spokesperson called the ACLU's assertion that women's lives are at risk "ridiculous." "Where women's lives are threatened, no Catholic hospital is going to turn away the patient," Cathleen Cleaver told Catholic News Service. |
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