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The Health Care Abortion Issue:  An Open Letter to the Catholic Bishops

Valerie Tarico
Posted: November 17, 2009.
Published: November 16, 2009.

Print: Huffington Post

Psychologist Valerie Tarico challenges the moral standing of the Catholic bishops and discusses her abortion.  She asserts that moral decision making is a right and responsibility for each person, independent of religious authorities.

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1. Alessa Mendes

My fatheist and religiously moderate family/friends comes to mind every time they argued that religion doesn’t hurt anyone. Obviously, it does.

“you saw an opportunity to make sure that American women can’t afford abortions, a way to be the deciders for all of us. “

Does the bishop really have a say in those kind of decisions regarding healthcare? What else do they have a say in?

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