Washington D.C., Jul 12, 2019 / 13:10 pm
The lay head of the U.S. bishops' Catholic education secretariat has decried the decision of nation's largest teachers union to recognize abortion as a fundamental right.
"It's an appalling development," Mary Pat Donoghue, Executive Director of the Secretariat for Catholic Education at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told CNA, Thursday. "Here you have the largest union of educators in the country, basically affirming the destruction of those they claim to serve."
The National Education Association (NEA) Representative Assembly last weekend adopted agenda items recognizing the "fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade" and supporting the controversial Equality Act, at the NEA's annual meeting in Houston from July 4-7.
"The NEA vigorously opposes all attacks on the right to choose and stands on the fundamental right to abortion under Roe v. Wade," stated New Business Item 56, adopted by the Representative Assembly at the NEA Annual Meeting in Houston, attended by more than 6,000 delegates representing state and local affiliates, student members, retired members and others.