Hello, Religion Group members.

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5. Thanks for that. I'm assuming the RCC is the Roman Catholic Church.

If so, the history of American RCC on abortion startled me

For most mid-century American Catholics, opposing abortion followed the same logic as supporting social programs for the poor and creating a living wage for workers. Catholic social teachings, outlined in documents such as the 19th-century encyclical Rerum novarum, argued that all life should be preserved, from conception until death, and that the state has an obligation to support this cause. “They believed in expanded pre-natal health insurance, and in insurance that would also provide benefits for women who gave birth to children with disabilities,” Williams said. They wanted a streamlined adoption process, aid for poor women, and federally funded childcare. Though Catholics wanted abortion outlawed, they also wanted the state to support poor women and families."

More here The Progressive Roots of the Pro-Life Movement https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2016/02/daniel-williams-defenders-unborn/435369/