Tue Sep 24 03:49:53 UTC 2024: ## USCCB Urges Catholics to Vote for Pro-Life Candidates, Renew Commitment to Protecting Life
**Washington, D.C.** – The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has issued a call to action, urging all Catholics to “vote for candidates who will defend the life and dignity of the human person” in the upcoming November elections.
The statement, authored by Bishop Michael F. Burbidge, Chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities, highlights abortion as a “pre-eminent priority,” reminding Catholics of their duty to work for the legal protection of all life from conception to natural death.
The bishops emphasize the need for policies that support both women and their children, particularly through local pregnancy help centers.
“We must call for policies that assist women and their children in need while also continuing to help mothers in our own communities through local pregnancy help centers,” the statement read.
Bishop Burbidge also urges Catholics to actively pray for the protection of life, emphasizing the importance of “fervent prayer” in this effort.
While celebrating the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade, Bishop Burbidge expressed concern about the normalization of abortion in American society, stating that “fifty years of virtually unlimited abortion” have fostered a sense of complacency.
“Americans have become comfortable with some amount of abortion. This allows the abortion industry to continue to provide any amount of abortion,” he explained.
The statement concludes with a call for all Catholics, and indeed all Americans, to recognize their responsibility to defend the most vulnerable among us.
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