Following is a statement by Kristen Curran, director of government relations for the New York State Catholic Conference, on reports in The City and The New York Times that Planned Parenthood will cease performing late-term abortions at its New York City facility, and close four other clinics due to economic factors:
“The news that Planned Parenthood will close clinics throughout New York and stop performing late-term abortions in Manhattan due to the cost involved with providing deep sedation is a welcome relief. However, this development raises troubling questions for which taxpayers deserve answers. Recently, Governor Hochul unilaterally allocated an astounding $35 million to subsidize abortion clinics throughout the state. If Planned Parenthood is now saying it’s too expensive to provide safe care to women in its clinics, we must ask where exactly are these tens of millions of dollars going?
“It also was reported that more than half of Planned Parenthood patients rely on Medicaid. This statistic represents a glaring failure by the State of New York, demonstrating that the horror of abortion disproportionately affects low-income women. We pray that this shocking news is a wake-up call to our lawmakers. May they steer valuable state resources to those that truly need them and join us as we walk with women in need. Together, we can work to build a place where no mother is pressured to end her pregnancy because of difficult circumstances.”
Bishop Edmund Whalen will lead a bilingual prayer service at the end of the walk.
By:
Armando Machado
| 09/18/2025
After 48 years of teaching, Sister Ann Jerome moved to Rochelle Park, New Jersey, where she had anticipated retirement, but instead became a permanent substitute teacher and volunteered with parish organizations.
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The Good Newsroom
| 09/18/2025
As we read the Pastoral Epistles from St. Paul in the Bible, Cardinal Dolan examines the meaning of the word “pastoral.”
By:
Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan
| 09/18/2025
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