NEW YORK, July 11, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) - In a statement issued last month, the New York State Catholic Conference, representing the eight Catholic dioceses of New York State, allowed for the use of abortifacient “emergency contraception” in Catholic hospitals. The June 19 statement notes that the Conference (NYCC) “withdrew its objection” to legislation “mandating that hospital emergency rooms provide ‘emergency contraception’ drugs to survivors of rape, provided the drugs are not contraindicated, the woman is not pregnant, and it is within a medically appropriate amount of time from the attack.” Pro-life Catholic leaders are shocked and disappointed with the move an emphasize that both the medical and theological issues surrounding the NYCC document are in doubt.
See the NYCC statement at: http://www.nyscatholicconference.org/news/2003/nr030619.htm See the complete LifeSite Special Report in this issue at: http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/jul/030711c.html