Dean of Notre Dame: Vote Conscience, not Religion

First, abortion is not the only life-and-death issue in this election. While the Republicans line up with the Catholic stance on abortion and stem-cell research, the Democrats are closer to the Catholic position on the death penalty, universal health care and environmental protection.

This is certainly not the first time Mark Roche has spoken out in a manner contrary to the Church. It is more than reprehensible to equate abortion and embryonic stem cell research with the death penalty, the environment or socialist health care.

He later quotes statistics showing that the rate of abortion decreases when there is a Democratic president in office - due to enhanced welfare programs.

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