4 Pro-Life Leaders React to Supreme Court Striking Down California's Abortion Promotion Law

By Michael Gryboski, Mainline Church Editor

Timothy Dolan

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivers the closing benediction during the final session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 30, 2012.
New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivers the closing benediction during the final session of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Florida August 30, 2012. | (Photo: REUTERS/Mike Segar)

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Pro-Life Committee Chairman Cardinal Timothy Dolan released a statement praising the decision.

Cardinal Dolan described the NIFLA ruling as "an important victory" for First Amendment rights for pro-life organizations.

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"This includes allowing pro-life pregnancy care centers to continue providing life-affirming support to both mother and child without being forced by governments to provide free advertising for the violent act of abortion in direct violation of the center's pro-life convictions," stated Dolan.

"The decision is an important development in protecting pro-life pregnancy centers from future efforts to compel speech in violation of their deeply held beliefs."

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