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February 22, 2012

Rep. Pelosi: Catholic Church 'Has Not Enforced' Contraception Ban

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By Eric Scheiner, CNS News

During an event at Texas A&M University on Monday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) claimed the Catholic Church has not enforced its teachings on contraceptives and abortifacients, and that the church now wants the federal government to enforce them.

“Ninety-eight percent of women in childbearing age that are Catholic use contraception. So, in practice the church has not enforced this and now they want the federal government and private insurance to enforce it. It just isn’t consistent to me,” Pelosi said.

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