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ABORTION / PARENTAL NOTIFICATION / THE PLAN "B" ISSUE
 
                                            
Another Topic --- Abortion Reduction Legislation - Let the Taxpayers Beware!, by Susan E. Wills,
  United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
 
 

Did you know that in Connecticut a fourteen year-old girl needs her parents permission to legally obtain a body piercing or take medication at school, but can obtain an abortion without them even being aware of it? 
 
 
Find out more about parental notification.  Connecticut should have a parental notification law. 

**  Frequently asked Questions about Parental Notification 
 
 
Check out current facts on abortion at the Second Look Project
 
 
 
 
             CHURCH TEACHING AGAINST ABORTION CONSTANT THROUGH CENTURIES
To help end confusion caused by recent misrepresentations of Catholic Church teaching on abortion, the U.S. bishops’ Committee
on Pro-Life Activities has issued a two-page fact sheet called “Respect for Unborn Human Life: The Church’s Constant Teaching.”
Public debate on the topic was prompted by misleading remarks by Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, August 24 in an
interview on Meet the Press. 
 
 
NEWS

   
Special Notice
    October, 2009 - Connecticut Catholic Conference releases 
       "The State of Abortion In Connecticut - Second Annual Report" 
 
      
 
January 21 , 2008 - NUMBER OF ABORTIONS DOWN  - A new report on the number of abortions in the United States is gratifying to those in the pro-life movement. read the article below.

Time Article on how both sides see the decline in the numbers 

 
 

2007 - The Plan "B" Issue 

LEGISLATION TO FORCE CATHOLIC HOSPITALS TO PROVIDE PLAN "B" PASSED

Religious freedom in Connecticut was discarded with the passage of S.B. 1343, An Act Concerning Compassionate Care for Victims of Sexual Assault, by both the State Senate and House. This bill will force Catholic Hospitals to provide emergency contraception even when it would cause an abortion.
   Question and Answers on Catholic Hospitals and Plan B  

      Survey of Catholic Hospitals 2006 - Distribution Of Plan B

 House Vote 
 Senate Vote


September 27, 2007 - Connecticut Bishops will allow Catholic Hospitals to comply with Emergency Contraception Law that takes effect on October 1, 2007.   Click here for Statement