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Roe v. Wade

"Roe effectively legalized abortion throughout pregnancy for virtually any reason, or none at all. It is responsible for the grief of millions of women and men, and the killing of millions of unborn children in the past quarter century.” - USCCB, Living the Gospel of Life, 1998

Table of Contents

Church Documents and Teachings
Basic Information
Articles and Publications
Columns and Commentary
Testimony and Letters
News Releases and Statements
Additional Resources

Church Documents and Teachings

A Matter of the Heart: On the 30th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, USCCB, November 12, 2002
Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities: A Campaign in Support of Life, USCCB, November 2001
Living the Gospel of Life: A Challenge to American Catholics, USCCB, November 1998 (En Español)
Light & Shadows: Our Nation 25 Years after Roe v. Wade, NCCB, November 12, 1997
25th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Message to Cardinal Bernard Law, Pope John Paul II, December 29, 1997
Evangelium Vitae: The Value and Inviolability of Human Life, Pope John Paul II, March 25, 1995
Faithful for Life: A Moral Reflection, USCCB, September 1995
Resolution on Abortion, NCCB, November 7, 1989

Basic Information

Articles and Publications

Roe vs. Reason, Richard Stith, J.D., Ph.D., 2005 (En Español)
Ten Legal Reasons to Reject Roe, Susan E. Wills, Esq., 2003 (En Español)

Columns and Commentary

Supreme Court Out of Touch with the Mainstream on Abortion, by Deirdre A. McQuade, January 25, 2008
A Court that has Begun to See, by Richard Doerflinger, Life Issues Forum, April 20, 2007
Roe v. Wade, Compassion & the Risen Christ, by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, April 21, 2006
Turning Bad Law into a Bad Memory, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, April 11, 2006
Women and Abortion, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, March 10, 2006
Taking a Second Look at Roe v. Wade, by Deirdre McQuade, Life Issues Forum, February 2, 2006
End the Roe Litmus Test, by Maureen Bailey, Esq., Life Issues Forum, December 28, 2005
The Last Abortion Clinic? by Maureen Bailey, Life Issues Forum, November 18, 2005
Roe’s False Freedom, by Deirdre A. McQuade, Life Issues Forum, November 4, 2005
Pro-Choice Pundit Takes a Second Look, by Susan E. Wills, Life Issues, October 21, 2005
It’s Time to End the Roe v. Wade Litmus Test, by Susan E. Wills, Esq., Life Issues Forum, September 9, 2005
Supreme Court Did Not Resolve Abortion Controversy: It Created It, by Maureen Bailey, Esq., Life Issues Forum, June 16, 2005
Another Tragic Effect of Roe v. Wade, by Cathy Cleaver Ruse, Esq., Life Issues Forum, May 20, 2005
Roe: How Little We Know, by Gail Quinn, Life Issues Forum, March 11, 2005
Roe v. Wade: No Test for a Judge, by Susan E. Wills, Esq., Life Issues Forum, January 14, 2005

Testimony and Letters

On the Scope and Myths of Roe v. Wade, Testimony to Subcommittee on the Constitution of the House of Representative Committee, Helen Alvare, March 2, 2006
On Constitutional Amendment Protecting Unborn Human Life, Testimony to Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments of the Senate Committee, USCCB, March 7, 1974

On Constitutional Amendment Protecting Unborn Human Life, Testimony to Subcommittee on Civil and Constitutional Rights of the House Subcommittee on the Judiciary, USCCB, March 24, 1976

News Releases and Statements

Bishops' Pro-Life Spokeswoman Heartened By Harris Poll Showing Strongest Opposition to Roe V. Wade In Years, March 10, 2005
Bishops' Office Launches Ads To Dispel Myths Of Legal Abortion, January 24, 2005
Cardinal Keeler Urges Senate To Reject Pro-Abortion Test For Judicial Nominees, January 6, 2005
Resolution of the NCCB on the Pro-Life Constitutional Amendment, NCCB, November 13, 1973
Statement of the Administrative Committee on the Anti-Abortion Amendment, NCCB, September 18, 1973
Pastoral Message of the Administrative Committee, NCCB, February 13, 1973
Statement of the Committee for Pro-Life Affairs, NCCB, January 24. 1973

Additional Resources

Please see our Catalog page for our printed resources on abortion.

Please visit the www.secondlookproject.com website for related information.

Please visit our Abortion Issue page for related information.