USCCB - Pro-Life Activities - Partial-Birth Abortion

Partial-Birth Abortion

Table of Contents

Church Documents and Teachings
Fact Sheets
Articles and Publications
Columns and Commentary
Legal Briefs
Testimony and Letters
News Releases and Statements
Additional Resources

Church Documents and Teachings

Abortion and the Supreme Court: Advancing the Culture of Death, NCCB, November 15, 2000 (En Español)
Evangelium Vitae: The Value and Inviolability of Human Life, Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995 (En Español)
Reflection of Cardinal Alfronso Lopez Trujillo on Partial-Birth Abortion, Pontifical Council for The Family, March 29, 1993
Declaration on Procured Abortion, Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith November 18, 1974 (En Español)

Fact Sheets

The Supreme Court and Partial-Birth Abortion: Questions and Answers, May 23, 2007
The Supreme Court Takes a Second Look at Partial-Birth Abortion, October 2006
Hoyer-Greenwood Amendment Won't Stop Late-Term Abortions, July 2002
"Medically Neccessary" or "Health" Abortions on Demand by Another Name, November 1995

Articles and Publications

Do You Know the Way to the Moral High Ground?, Life Insight, January/February 2008
Gonzales v. Carhart: Cause for Renewed Hope, Life Insight, March/April 2007
Abortion: Test Your Grip on Reality, Brochure by USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, 2007
Partial-Birth Abortion: A Bridge too Far, by Susan Wills, 2006 (En Español)
Signs for Hope in 2006: The Courts, Life Insight, March/April 2006
New, Improved Partial-Birth Ban, Life Insight, November/December 2002
Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments on Partial-Birth Abortion, Life Insight, April/May 2000
The Door Opens to Infanticide, Brochure by USCCB Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities, 2000
An Unusual Medical Consensus: Partial Birth is Never Necessary, May 1997
Partial-Birth Abortion: The Writing on the Wall, by Susan Wills, 1997

Columns and Commentary

A Court That Has Begun to See, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, April 20, 2007
Lost in a Labyrinth of Deception, by Susan Wills, Life Issues Forum, November 17, 2006
Counting Down to Partial-Birth Abortion, by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, October 20, 2006
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Judged Unconstitutional, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, August 27, 2004
A Snuff Opinion, by Susan Wills, Life Issues Forum, June 4, 2004
The Playbook on Partial-Birth Abortion, by Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Life Issues Forum, November 14, 2003
Partial-Birth Abortion to Be Banned, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, October 24, 2003
Roe v. Wade and Infanticide, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, September 12, 2003
The Big Lie About Partial-Birth Abortion, by Cathleen Cleaver, Life Issues Forum, June 6, 2003
The Beginning of the End of Partial-Birth Abortion, by Cathleen Cleaver, Life Issues Forum, March 14, 2003
Congressman Steve Chabot's (R-OH) New Legislation, by Cathleen Cleaver, Letter to Editors of The Washington Times, June 24, 2002

Legal Briefs

Alberto R. Gonzales, Attorney General v. Leroy Carhart, et. al, May 22, 2006, (Press Release)
Comments on Partial-Birth Abortion by U.S. Appeals Court, January 31, 2006
Don Stenberg, Attorney General of the State of Nebraska, et. al. v. Leroy Carhart, M.D., February 24, 2000
Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, original transcripts from federal trials

Testimony and Letters

Comments on Partial-Birth Abortion by U.S. Appeals Court, January 31, 2006
Signing the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, Letter to President Bush, Bishop Wilton Gregory, November 5, 2003
Remove "Sense of Senate" Provision from S. 3, Letter to Senate prior to Appointment of Conferees, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, September 12, 2003
Support H.R. 760, Oppose Hoyer-Greenwood Bill, Letter to House of Representatives, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, June 3, 2003
Support S. 3, Oppose Durbin Amendment, Letter to Senate, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, March 10, 2003
Support H.R. 4965, Oppose H.R. 2702, Letter to House Judiciary Committee, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, July 23, 2002
Reasons to Support H.R. 4965, Letter to House Judiciary Committee, Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, July 17, 2002
Do Not Affirm Roe v. Wade in the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Letter to House of Representatives, Gail Quinn, May 24, 2000
Support the Partial Birth Abortion Act, H.R. 3660, Letter to Congress, Cardinal William Keeler, March 20, 2000
Support the Partial Birth Abortion Act, S. 1692, Letter to Senate, Cardinal William Keeler, October 1999
Hearing on "Partial-Birth Abortion: The Truth", Testimony to House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution with the Senate Judiciary Committee, Helen Alvare, March 11, 1997
Partial-Birth Abortion in a Moral Framework, Testimony to House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Helen Alvare, March 21, 1996

News Releases and Statements

Cardinal Welcomes Supreme Court Decision Upholding Federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, April 18, 2007
Second Look Project Ad Campaign Returns to D.C. Area, January 19, 2007
Second Look Project Launches "Supreme Court Countdown" Campaign On Partial-Birth Abortion, September 29, 2006
Bishops' Official Welcomes Supreme Court Decision to Hear Partial-Birth Abortion Case, February 21, 2006
USCCB Official Comments on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Ruling, July 8, 2005
Bishops' Spokeswoman Calls Nebraska Ruling Against Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Callous, September 8, 2004
Bishops' Official Criticizes Court Ruling Against Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, June 1, 2004
Bishops' Conference Official Reacts To Federal Court's Approval Of Ohio's Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, December 18, 2003
Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Committee Chairman Issues Statement on Signing of Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, November 5, 2003
Bishops' Conference Official Hails Senate Vote on Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, Looks Forward to Action by President Bush, October 21, 2003
Catholic Bishops' Official Hails Senate Action on Partial-Birth Abortion, September 17, 2003
Cardinal Urges Senate To Approve Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, Scuttle Harmful Provision Supporting Roe v. Wade, September 12, 2003
Cardinal Bevilacqua Hails Passage Of Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, June 5, 2003
House Committee Passes Partial-Birth Abortion Ban, March 26, 2003
Senate Passes Partial-Birth Abortion Ban - President Vows to Sign, March 13, 2003
Cardinal Bevilacqua Urges Senate Passage of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act, March 10, 2003
Bishops' Conference Official Calls On Majority Leader To Bring Partial-Birth Abortion Ban To Senate Floor, October 2, 2002
Bishops' Spokeswoman Applauds House Passage of Partial-Birth Abortion Act, July 25, 2002
Cardinal Bevilacqua Urges House of Representatives to Ban Partial-Birth Abortion, July 23, 2002
Bishops' Spokeswoman Applauds Judiciary Committee's Passage of Partial-Birth Ban, July 18, 2002
Bishops' Spokeswoman Lauds Hearing on New Partial-Birth Ban, July 10, 2002
Statement on Partial-Birth Abortion, Bishop Joseph Fiorenza and Cardinal William Keeler, October 20, 2000
Supreme Court Decision 'Frightening Development,' Says Cardinal, June 28, 2000

Additional Resources

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