National Coalition of American Nuns - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Tue, 03 Jun 2014 11:19:33 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg National Coalition of American Nuns - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 US nun urges Obama to restore abortion promotion funding https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/05/27/us-nun-urges-obama-restore-abortion-promotion-funding/ Mon, 26 May 2014 19:07:58 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=58311 An American woman religious has urged President Barack Obama to restore funding for programmes that promote abortion in other countries. Sr Jeannine Gramick was one of the signatories to an open letter to the US president from various faith-based organisations. The letter claimed women and girls who face sexual violence and rape deserve meaningful access Read more

US nun urges Obama to restore abortion promotion funding... Read more]]> An American woman religious has urged President Barack Obama to restore funding for programmes that promote abortion in other countries.

Sr Jeannine Gramick was one of the signatories to an open letter to the US president from various faith-based organisations.

The letter claimed women and girls who face sexual violence and rape deserve meaningful access to "the full range of reproductive healthcare options including safe abortion".

Sr Gramick, who heads the National Coalition of American Nuns, was the sole Catholic among the signatories.

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