Pope Francis Condemns Abortion Following Supreme Court's Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Pope Francis has strongly condemned abortion in the wake of the controversial Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade.

According to Daily Mail, Pope Francis respects the high court's ruling but compared terminating a baby to "hiring a hitman to solve a problem."

"I ask: Is it legitimate, is it right, to eliminate a human life to resolve a problem?" Francis recently told Reuters in an interview at his Vatican residence.

The Catholic Church believes that life begins at the moment of conception. The pope noted that he had not studied the Roe v. Wade ruling enough to comment on it from a juridic point of view, admitting that he does not understand it from "a technical point of view."

Francis noted that he had to study it first as he did not really understand the details of the ruling 50 years ago. At the moment, he said he could not say whether the decision was right or wrong from a judicial perspective, the Vatican News reported.

Francis was also asked about a debate in the United States over whether a Catholic politician who is personally opposed to abortion but supports others' right to choose should be allowed to receive Holy Communion.

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was barred from receiving communion in her home diocese of San Francisco by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone due to her advocacy of abortion in May.

On June 29, Pelosi reportedly received Holy Communion at a Mass with Pope Francis at the Vatican. However, it is unclear if the pope was aware that Pelosi attended.

Pope Francis on Abortion

Pope Francis said his opposition to abortion was not a religious issue but a human one while speaking at a Vatican-sponsored anti-abortion conference in May.

The Catholic leader has also previously expressed sympathy for women who have chosen abortion. Newsweek reported that the pope also made it easier for them to be absolved of what Catholics see as the sin of abortion.

The National Catholic Reporter has previously asked Pope Francis how the church should respond to parishioners supporting abortion rights.

The Pope replied that he would "never" deny anyone the sacrament of communion. He added that he has never denied the Eucharist to anyone since the time he was a priest.

Roe v. Wade Revocation

Civil rights attorneys are planning new approaches to advance racial justice after Supreme Court has decided to overthrow the Roe v. Wade ruling.

ReNika Moore, the director of the ACLU's Racial Justice Program, said the decision to repeal a 50-year precedent in the landmark abortion case had signaled another turning point.

Moore noted that she saw how the decision would "disproportionately imperil" the lives of low-income and women of color, particularly Black women. She said it does not "bode well for how the court will treat those civil rights cases," according to The Guardian.

Damon Hewitt, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, noted that the "epicenter of action" is changing.

He added that civil rights groups cannot solely rely on the courts and must instead renew a focus on building coalitions with other groups and lobbying.

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Written by: Mary Webber

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