Thread by @Catholic4Choice

We @Catholic4Choice welcome @JoeBiden as the first prochoice Catholic president & call on him to protect & expand abortion rights in the first days of his presidency. President Biden frequently connects his care for the poor, the sick & the vulnerable to his Catholic faith.(1/10)

As a longtime champion of women’s rights and the rights of marginalized people, @JoeBiden surely understands that policies like the #GlobalGagRule, the #HydeAmendment & the #HelmsAmendment inflict disproportionate suffering on the poor, the sick and the powerless. (2/10)

@JoeBiden has dissented from Catholic teaching on issues related to marriage equality, transgender rights and contraception because he realizes that the church’s teachings on these topics do not reflect the church’s greater call to justice, equality and human dignity. (3/10)

We call on the President to use his conscience and his commitment to human rights in the same way by acknowledging that abortion access is a Catholic social justice value and working to improve access for those who need it. (4/10)

We are unsure why Mr. Biden has delayed signing an executive order on the #GlobalGagRule, something U.S. presidents have done on day one for decades. Overturning this policy is a matter of life or death for the countless women and people of marginalized genders. (5/10)

As someone formed by Catholic education, @JoeBiden should hold in his heart two fundamental Catholic teachings in his approach to abortion rights: 1. The primacy of conscience, which teaches that Catholics must use individual consciences in all moral decision-making. (6/10)

Mr. Biden should also hold in his heart the Catholic belief in a preferential option for the poor, which states that the well-being of the most disadvantaged must be our first priority. (7/10)

Access to abortion care is deeply intertwined with & exacerbated by systemic racism, economic insecurity & immigration status. For these reasons, we ask Mr. Biden to prioritize protecting abortion access as part of these other priorities identified by his administration. (8/10)

We @Catholic4Choice understand that abortion can be a complex moral issue. But perpetuating the U.S. bishops’ strategy of making abortion a taboo topic only exacerbates the harmful stigma the church has attached to it for far too long. (9/10)

As one of the 60% of U.S. Catholics who supports abortion rights, @JoeBiden can show a divided nation that people of faith can not only support abortion rights, they can do so as an expression of their commitment to justice that is grounded in their religious belief. (10/10)