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As the budget showdown in Congress escalates, Republican leaders are claiming the “pro-life mantle” by targeting Planned Parenthood and maneuvering to pass legislation to further restrict abortion. They are doing this even though federal funding of abortions is already prohibited in the Affordable Care Act and the Hyde Amendment.

As a Catholic sister committed to defending the sanctity of human life, I support common ground efforts to protect life by helping pregnant women and preventing abortion. But it’s hypocritical and just plain wrong for lawmakers who tout their pro-life bona fides to then blatantly undermine life with budget proposals that will hurt pregnant women, mothers and children and likely lead more poor women to end their pregnancies. 

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