The Jubilee Year has a long tradition in the Catholic Church, but the announcement of a simplified process for forgiving those who participated in the process of obtaining an abortion is revolutionary. Or so it appears.
Tensions over federal funding for Planned Parenthood have flamed anew in recent months, and both sides are squaring off for a showdown.
The annual pro-life event is especially timely as the issue of abortion has come to the fore both nationally and in the Yale-New Haven community.
If Republicans are serious about defunding Planned Parenthood, they’ll have to tread carefully to avoid alienating too many voters.
Planned Parenthood has been quick to defend itself, calling the attacks just another in a series of GOP attempts to discredit and defund the organization.
