OpinionMarch 18, 2004
Abortion, church views diverge
To the editor: John Kerry claims he is a Catholic who is personally opposed to abortion while supporting a woman's right to choose in a medical emergency. Really? Here is what Kerry said at a NARAL dinner: "I think that tonight we have to make it clear that we are not going to turn back the clock. There is no overturning Roe v. Wade. There is no outlawing a procedure to save a woman's life and health and no cutbacks on population control efforts around the world."...
To the editor:
John Kerry claims he is a Catholic who is personally opposed to abortion while supporting a woman's right to choose in a medical emergency. Really? Here is what Kerry said at a NARAL dinner: "I think that tonight we have to make it clear that we are not going to turn back the clock. There is no overturning Roe v. Wade. There is no outlawing a procedure to save a woman's life and health and no cutbacks on population control efforts around the world."
If he's opposed to abortion, why is he trying to spread it worldwide?
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Kerry does not speak for the Catholic church.
CHRISTINE E. STEPHENS
Cape Girardeau
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