Kansas nuns buck archbishop on abortion. Voting pro choice on amendment

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https://religionnews.com/2022/07/27/kansas-nuns-defy-archbishop-oppose-abortion-related-state-amendment/

Kansas nuns oppose abortion-related state amendment, challenging archbishop

“A church sign said, ‘Jesus trusted women. We do too,’” reads the nuns’ letter.


(RNS) — Two Kansas nuns are voicing opposition to a proposed abortion-related amendment in their state’s constitution, despite its support by a local archbishop. The nuns argue the measure, if approved, would have negative repercussions for women and allow politicians to “impose religious beliefs on all Kansans” by passing restrictive abortion bans.

In a letter obtained by Religion News Service and later published in The Kansas City Star, Sisters Angela Fitzpatrick and Michele Morek, members of the Ursuline Sisters order, explain their intention to vote against an amendment on Tuesday (Aug. 2) that, if passed, would alter the state’s constitution to remove the explicit right to an abortion.

The sisters point out that abortion is already heavily regulated in Kansas and that voting against the amendment does not remove the Legislature’s authority to pass abortion regulations. Instead, they argue, voting “no” will “make it less likely that government mandate will control health decisions of Kansas women.”

[deminks]

1. Vote No, Kansas!

[Biophilic]

2. Nuns have often been more thoughtful

And more progressive than the rest of the church. I spent a year once working as an OT at a convent. Boy was that an education. I didn’t always agree with them but they always thought things through thoroughly. And they cared about how things would impact others.