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This Week's Issue The Word Became Flesh Cardinal Rigali's weekly column. Read it here. City Council declares Philadelphia ‘pro-choice’ Only hours after Philadelphia was named the city with the highest murder rate in the country, members of City Council voted to attach yet another sad distinction to the City of Brotherly Love. On June 7, by a 9-8 vote, the Council voted to declare Philadelphia a “pro-choice city.” Philadelphia
council rescinds Take charge: You have the power to change Council’s decision When the Philadelphia City Council labeled the City of Brotherly Love a “pro-choice city,” Cardinal Rigali rightfully called the label “shameful.” Contact
your Councilmember
Here's how they voted, and information on how to contact them. What is a ‘pro-choice city?’ Since a determined number of activists began pushing “pro-choice” designations on municipalities across the United States, their success had mostly been limited to a scant smattering of California cities — until last week. St.
Benedict Parish to city council: ‘We are not pro-choice’ |
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