In this episode we look at recent abortion legislation, Catholic teaching on abortion, and the attitude maintained by some that one can be personally opposed to abortion while at the same time supporting legal access to abortion.

Here are notes and references:

1. How Federal and State Abortion Policies Shifted in 2025
2. Abortion in the United States Dashboard - US map showing current legal status of abortion in each state (from a source that supports abortion)
3. State Funding to Replace Federal Medicaid Funding to Planned Parenthood - Feb 25, 2026 - from a source that supports abortion
4. Abortion in the United States - March 2026 - data and estimates from a source that supports abortion
5. Abortion pills can be ordered "just in case" they'll be needed in the future - May 21, 2026
6. The reality of the abortion pill - May 21, 2026
7. Joint Letter and Catholic Medical Association Paper to the FDA on Mifepristone (July 7, 2025)
8. Catechism of the Catholic Church - Respect for Human Life - scroll to sections 2270-2275
9. Respect for Unborn Human Life: The Church's Constant Teaching - Fact sheet by the USCCB Committee on Pro-Life Activities
10. Catholic apologist Trent Horn makes the case that Catholics Can’t Be Pro-Choice - Sept 30, 2025 
11. It is possible to be morally pro-life and politically pro-choice at the same time. - Jan 22, 2019
12. Pro-life? Pro-choice? Try being pro-grace instead - Jan 19, 2026
13. 'Personally pro-life' but politically pro-choice? - October 2025
14. Why the Arguments about “Bodily Autonomy” and “Forced Birth” Fail to Justify Abortion - June 22, 2022
15. Option Line referral to pregnancy resource centers that don’t refer for abortion
16. Podcast website with full transcripts for this episode and all other episodes

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