Catholic Bishops Join Forces With Planned Parenthood to Kill Pro-Life Bill in North Dakota, by Jules Gomes

By Jules Gomes, The Stream, February 19, 2025

Dr. Jules Gomes, (BA, BD, MTh, PhD), has a doctorate in biblical studies from the University of Cambridge. Currently a Vatican-accredited journalist based in Rome, he is the author of five books and several academic articles. Gomes lectured at Catholic and Protestant seminaries and universities and was canon theologian and artistic director at Liverpool Cathedral.

Prelates deny personhood to fetus to protect women procuring abortions from charges of homicide

Catholic bishops recently formed an unholy alliance with the abortion giant Planned Parenthood to thwart critical pro-life legislation in North Dakota insisting that classifying abortion as murder and recognizing unborn children as “persons” would criminalize women procuring abortions.

The “personhood bill” (1373) introduced by pro-life lawmakers and sponsored by Rep. Lori VanWinkle in the North Dakota Legislative Assembly defined “person” or “human being” to include an “unborn child.” It was defeated on February 12 in a 77-16 vote.

While the abortion giant attacked the bill as “a harmful piece of legislation that would redefine human being and personhood to apply at the moment of conception,” the North Dakota Bishops’ Conference argued that “the U.S. Supreme Court has not held that unborn children are ‘persons’ under the 14th Amendment.”

“This copycat legislation is a widespread tactic of the anti-choice movement and has been used to undermine the rights of pregnant people,” Planned Parenthood warned. ….

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