Latest news from CFC feed://www.catholicsforchoice.org/feed.xml Catholic organizations have written to the management company of the Empire State Building supporting its decision not to accede to the latest self-promotion campaign of Bill Donohue, the president of the Catholic League. Donohue wants the Empire State Building lit up in blue and white for Mother Teresa on August 26, the 100th anniversary of her birth. The Empire State Building’s management declined, and Donohue began a campaign of bullying and misinformation, saying Catholics were insulted by the decision. Catholics from across the country disagree with him, and assured the building’s management that Bill Donohue and the Catholic League don’t speak for the majority of Catholics. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/CatholicsExpressSupportforNewPlannedParenthoodClinic.asp Thursday, 19 August 2010 12:528:00 EST In a letter to the staff of Planned Parenthood of the Heartland, Jon O’Brien, the president of Catholics for Choice, expressed sadness over a protest by the local prelate, Archbishop George Lucas, at the site of a new clinic in Omaha, Neb. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/CatholicsExpressSupportforNewPlannedParenthoodClinic.asp Thursday, 31 July 2010 12:528:00 EST A new report released on the eve of XVIII International AIDS Conference in Vienna calls for clarity regarding the funding and activities of faith-based organizations that are involved in HIV/AIDS work. The report, “Seeing Is Believing: Questions about Faith-Based Organizations That Are Involved in HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment,” was commissioned by Catholics for Choice. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/NewReportQuestionsFundingandActivitiesofFaith-BasedHIVAIDSOrganizations.asp Thursday, 15 July 2010 12:528:00 EST Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, issued the following statement about the US Senate Committee Amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act that lifts the ban on access to abortion services for those served by military hospitals in the US and worldwide: “This amendment is an important step towards ensuring that all Americans have access to the comprehensive healthcare services they need. Catholics believe that healthcare is a right, not a privilege. This right should not be denied to active duty members of the US military services, military service retirees and their dependents. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/CatholicsSupportReproductiveHealthcareServicesfortheMilitary.asp Friday, 2 July 2010 18:528:00 EST The recent news about a woman in Phoenix who received an abortion in a Catholic hospital has raised again the issue of Catholics, abortion and excommunication. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/DioceseofPhoenixMalignsCatholicNun.asp Thursday, 20 May 2010 14:528:00 EST Bishops Are Not Leaders in Fight for Civil and Human Rights http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/BishopsAreNotLeadersinFightforCivilandHumanRights.asp Thursday, 20 May 2010 12:528:00 EST Catholics Call on Pope Benedict to Reconsider Vatican's Ban on Contraceptive Pill http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jon-obrien/the-catholic-contraceptiv_b_564065.html Wednesday, 5 May 2010 12:528:00 EST The Absence of Institutional Change within the Catholic Hierarchy Damages the Church http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/SexAbuseScandal.asp Monday, 29 March 2010 16:528:00 EST Reforming the health insurance system has led to a significant tightening of restrictions on coverage for abortions. http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/OneStepForwardOneStepBack.asp Sunday, 21 March 2010 22:55:00 EST Interference by the US Catholic bishops in healthcare reform does not help women," said Jon O'Brien, president of Catholics for Choice. http://catholicsforchoice.org/AmericanCatholicsWantBishopsOutofHealthcareReform.asp Friday, 5 March 2010 10:55:00 EST Marysa Navarro-Aranguren, Chair of the Board of Catholics for Choice, welcomed the victory today for women in Spain http://www.catholicsforchoice.org/VictoryforWomeninSpainafterBattleoverNewAbortionLaw.asp Wednesday, 24 February 2010 10:55:00 EST