Love Life Amendment

Catholics are encouraged to vote yes for the Love Life Amendment (No. 1 on the ballot) in Louisiana on November 3. As you may be aware, the Louisiana Catholic Bishops have come out in strong support of this amendment because it will “amend the Louisiana Constitution and thereby continue to strengthen our commitment to end abortion in our state.” The Louisiana bishop’s statement reads, “Passage of the Love Life Amendment will have a dual effect. Primarily it will ensure that the state of Louisiana cannot establish the right to abortion at present or if Roe v Wade is overturned in the future. Secondly it will prohibit the funding of abortion through tax payer dollars within our constitution. Without such an amendment, the invalidation of the many anti-abortion laws we have all advocated so strongly for in Louisiana remains a possibility.”