Ultimately, under pressure, the diocese withdrew the Caritas contract with Celticcare and no longer pursued abortion referrals at Catholic healthcare facilities.
The guidelines that bar federally subsidized family planning clinics from providing abortion referrals respect the conscience of each citizen on abortion.
But nothing in the decision prevents affluent Americans from voluntarily paying for clinics that provide abortion referrals or even perform abortions.
If anyone calls and says they're coming for an abortion referral, we clearly tell them that's not what we do.
The organization provided abortion referrals and clandestine abortions.
A firebomb yesterday severely damaged a Planned Parenthood office in Lancaster, Pa., that offers abortion referrals and family planning.
Not one cent goes for abortion referral.
As a backbencher, he tried to prevent public funds from being spent on hospitals which provided out-of-province abortion referrals.
X asked around among friends and acquaintances for an abortion referral.
Several have devised what they term "creative ways" to comply with the regulations, but still give their clients access to abortion referrals, where requested.
