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11/09/2005

Prop 73: Powerful Interests Set Back Parents' Rights
Statement by Bill May, Chair, Catholics for the Common Good

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 9 /Christian Wire Service/ -– "Tonight, parents and families all over the country lost out to the powerful interests of Planned Parenthood and the abortion industry, which for too long has led children into abortions without the counsel and loving care of their parents," said Bill May, Chairman of Catholics for the Common Good."

"In his U.S. Supreme Court opinion upholding the rights of parents to be involved in their daughter's decision on abortion, Justice Anthony Kennedy said, 'It would deny all dignity to the family to say that the State cannot take this reasonable step in regulating its health professions to ensure that, in most cases, a young woman will receive guidance and understanding from a parent.'[1] Although it was denied to parents tonight, we must continue our fight to restore the dignity of the family in California by restoring parents' rights."

"I am terribly disappointed for the good and honest people of California who are struggling to hold their families together in a culture that is hostile to basic moral values. Pre-election surveys showed strong support for Prop 73 from among blacks and Hispanics and people with the lowest educational levels, groups where lower incomes are more prevalent. This shows how the poor, often living in predatory environments, are struggling to try to maintain control over their families and protect their children. These are the people who have really lost the most tonight."

"Prop 73 was a proposal to do what is working well in 34 other states. Unfortunately, the financial interests of Planned Parenthood's doctors and management prevailed over that of children, parents, and families in California."

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[1] Ohio v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health

Catholics for the Common Good is a national non-partisan and independent organization of lay Catholics dedicated to promoting the common good, especially in regard to the dignity of life, the primacy of the family, human rights and freedom, and solicitude for the poor and vulnerable.