Comments on: Are Canadian Catholics Unwittingly Funding Abortion in Latin America?

By: goral

goral — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 02:11:04 +0000

The first poster on this article is not going through the proper channels.
That comment should have gone to and through PP where it would find sympathy and acceptance. CCODP would also be a good venue.
Not here PTL.

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By: caoimhin

caoimhin — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:54:13 +0000

DRF,

If morality is something we can only determine subjectively for ourselves –which is the justification for things like abortion or gay rights– then what objective basis do you have for appealing to concepts such as “rights” or “cruelty”? It sounds like you want to have your cake and eat it too.

By: rakeys

rakeys — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:10:57 +0000

DRF
Abortion is not a “necessary” women’s reproductive health resource.It does make life a little easier. The best birth control is abstinence. President Bush’s ABC policy of Abstinence, Be faithful in marriage, and Condom as a last resort in married relationships, has drasticaly reduced the AIDS epidemic in Uganda, one of the African countries that really tried to follow it.
Mother Teresa has taught the women of Calcutta to succesfully use NFP. No one really seems to want to address the cause of unwanted pregnancy, which is having sex in an uncommitted relationhip.
Catholic money can definitely go to organizations that promote committed relationhips and help women with their economic needs, like Birthright and Our Lady’s Inn. The availibilty of abortion only makes the situation of women worse, since men know they can have sex,then have the woman get an abortion, with tax dollars and with no responsibilty involved. Only the woman suffers.

By: DRF

DRF — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:32:13 +0000

Sexual and reproductive rights are a huge issue in Latin America and it’s good to see Catholics addressing them like the human rights issues that they are. It does not surprise me that general-human-rights organizations support access to birth control, abortion and other necessary women’s and reproductive health resources. It would be cruel not to.

That being said, they should be clear that they support access to birth control and abortion. There are plenty of people who will support them despite or even because of this.