Lest anyone get the impression that Bill Donohue and his one-man outrage operation, the Catholic League, or even a serious organization like the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, reflect the entirety of opinion on the issue of reproductive rights, and making birth control available via healthcare plans, Catholics for Choice have joined with 19 other religious groups to sign a letter supporting the Obama administration's position on contraceptive coverage.
The letter can be read here (pdf).
In a statement, Jon O'Brien of Catholics for Choice said that the letter "shows what those of us who work in the field know only too well. Some of the strongest supporters for family planning are in the religious community. We know that the vast majority of all American women use and support access to family planning, including 98 percent of sexually active Catholic women. The loudest voices in the Catholic community are those of the priests and bishops who know that they are being ignored when it comes to their teachings on family planning. They may be the loudest, but we know they also represent a tiny minority of Catholics."
I hope President Obama is listening.
They are loud, but they are a minority. And, most importantly, they are wrong.
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