Watching from the sidewalk, cheering on the protesters, were 17-year-old Eden Kaplan and 16-year-old Sophie Kirk. The air was filled with chants of “Illegitimate Court" and "Pro-Life? It’s a lie, people die!” Cyclists dressed in black blocked off the cross streets, frustrating some drivers. “As religious leaders, we pledge ourselves to continue our service to God ’s great plan of love for the human person, and to work with our fellow citizens to fulfill America ’s promise to guarantee the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all people.On Friday, from Washington Square Park up to Union Square, past Madison Square Park and the outdoor diners in the Flatiron - some whooping encouragement some gazing in bafflement - New Yorkers marched. It is a time for healing wounds and repairing social divisions it is a time for reasoned reflection and civil dialogue, and for coming together to build a society and economy that supports marriages and families, and where every woman has the support and resources she needs to bring her child into this world in love. “Now is the time to begin the work of building a post- Roe America. Their work for the cause of life reflects all that is good in our democracy, and the pro-life movement deserves to be numbered among the great movements for social change and civil rights in our nation ’s history. We share their joy today and we are grateful to them. Over these long years, millions of our fellow citizens have worked together peacefully to educate and persuade their neighbors about the injustice of abortion, to offer care and counseling to women, and to work for alternatives to abortion, including adoption, foster care, and public policies that truly support families. “Today ’s decision is also the fruit of the prayers, sacrifices, and advocacy of countless ordinary Americans from every walk of life. As a Church, we need to serve those who face difficult pregnancies and surround them with love. Our hearts are also with every woman and man who has suffered grievously from abortion we pray for their healing, and we pledge our continued compassion and support. We mourn their loss, and we entrust their souls to God, who loved them from before all ages and who will love them for all eternity. “Our first thoughts are with the little ones whose lives have been taken since 1973. We pray that our elected officials will now enact laws and policies that promote and protect the most vulnerable among us. We thank God today that the Court has now overturned this decision. Wade ruling, which legalized and normalized the taking of innocent human life. This truth was grievously denied by the U.S. “America was founded on the truth that all men and women are created equal, with God-given rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. For nearly fifty years, America has enforced an unjust law that has permitted some to decide whether others can live or die this policy has resulted in the deaths of tens of millions of preborn children, generations that were denied the right to even be born. “This is a historic day in the life of our country, one that stirs our thoughts, emotions and prayers. Lori of Baltimore, chairman of the USCCB’s Committee on Pro-Life Activities issued the following statement: Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and Archbishop William E. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, Archbishop José H. WASHINGTON - In response to the Supreme Court of the United States issuing its ruling in Dobbs v.
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