Iowa Bishops on the Dobbs Case

by Diocese of Des Moines | May 23, 2022

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The four bishops of Iowa, through the Iowa Catholic Conference, released a statement on May 23 on the draft opinion leaked from the U.S. Supreme Court regarding Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization. 

"As we affirm the dignity and value of every human life, we welcome the possibility of saving countless unborn children as well as sparing women and fammilies the pain of abortion," they said. 

Ready the full statement here in English, and here in Spanish.

Diocese of Des Moines

The Diocese of Des Moines, created in 1911, serves people over a 12,446 square mile area in the southwestern quadrant of Iowa, including 23 counties.